For liberty and the republic : the American citizen as soldier, 1775-1861

For liberty and the republic : the American citizen as soldier, 1775-1861 / Ricardo A. Herrera.

In the early decades of the American Republic, American soldiers demonstrated and defined their beliefs about the nature of American republicanism and how they, as citizens and soldiers, were participants in the republican experiment through their service. In For Liberty and the Republic, Ricardo A....

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Main Author: Herrera, Ricardo A. (Associate professor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2015.
Series:Warfare and Culture.
Subjects:
1700-1899
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Militia
Military & Naval Science.
Law, Politics & Government.
Armies.
United States > History, Military > 18th century.
United States > History, Military > 19th century.
United States > Militia > History > 18th century.
United States > Militia > History > 19th century.
United States
Military history
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the American citizen as soldier and the military ethos of republicanism
  • Service, sacrifice, and duty: the call of virtue
  • Preserving, defending, and creating the political order: legitimacy
  • Free men in uniform: soldierly self-governance
  • A providentially-ordained republic: God's will and the national mission
  • Questing for personal distinction: glory, honor, and fame
  • Epilogue: disunion, Civil War, and shared ideals.

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