U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War: The Regular Army Before the Civil War, 1845-1860

This short study covers the fifteen years preceding the outbreak of the Civil War, to include the Mexican War; conflicts with Indian tribes; and exploration and governance of the vast American West. It was during this time that many young officers, who would later become senior civilian and military leaders on both sides during the Civil War, got their first taste of action. Students in high school that may be learning about the Army prior to the Civil war may be interested in this concise text. Historians, US Army veterans and scholars may be interested in this brief work