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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-100786441437

ISBN-139780786441433

eBay Product ID (ePID)71826962

Product Key Features

Number of Pages311 Pages

Publication NameUnited States Army in the War Of 1812 : Concise Biographies of Commanders and Operational Histories of Regiments, with Bibliographies of Published and Primary Sources

LanguageEnglish

SubjectMilitary / War of 1812, Military / General, Military / United States, General, Military

Publication Year2009

TypeTextbook

AuthorJohn C. Fredriksen

Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, History

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight14.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2009-012377

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"a valuable contribution to the historiography of the War of 1812.... Fredriksen's excellent volume is recommended for academic libraries supporting programs in U.S. history"- ARBA ; "most useful"- Michigan Historical Review ; "readers and researchers will find the work an essential resource. Find a space in your library for this one!"- Journal of the War of 1812 ; "good reference works help historians to find and deal coherently with the mass of material that often surrounds a subject. More that that they can highlight gaps in the literature that have been overlooked and deserve attention. John Fredriksen's is such a reference work...fills an important gap in the military history of the United States Army. Historians using this useful guide to the essential documents will be able finally to do justice to the histories of the regiments in the War of 1812"- Army History ; "valuable"- The NYMAS Review ; "authors writing even a brief summary of the War of 1812 will find in Fredriksen's book a more solid basis for their work and a corrective to conventional wisdom. McFarland and Company deserves praise for publishing this fine work and introducing to a broader audience the generals and regiments of the War of 1812"- Michigan War Studies Review., "a valuable contribution to the historiography of the War of 1812.... Fredriksen's excellent volume is recommended for academic libraries supporting programs in U.S. history"-- ARBA ; "most useful"-- Michigan Historical Review ; "readers and researchers will find the work an essential resource. Find a space in your library for this one!"-- Journal of the War of 1812 ; "good reference works help historians to find and deal coherently with the mass of material that often surrounds a subject. More that that they can highlight gaps in the literature that have been overlooked and deserve attention. John Fredriksen's is such a reference work...fills an important gap in the military history of the United States Army. Historians using this useful guide to the essential documents will be able finally to do justice to the histories of the regiments in the War of 1812"-- Army History ; "valuable"-- The NYMAS Review ; "authors writing even a brief summary of the War of 1812 will find in Fredriksen's book a more solid basis for their work and a corrective to conventional wisdom. McFarland and Company deserves praise for publishing this fine work and introducing to a broader audience the generals and regiments of the War of 1812"-- Michigan War Studies Review., "a valuable contribution to the historiography of the War of 1812.... Fredriksen's excellent volume is recommended for academic libraries supporting programs in U.S. history"-- ARBA "most useful"-- Michigan Historical Review "readers and researchers will find the work an essential resource. Find a space in your library for this one!"-- Journal of the War of 1812 "good reference works help historians to find and deal coherently with the mass of material that often surrounds a subject. More that that they can highlight gaps in the literature that have been overlooked and deserve attention. John Fredriksen's is such a reference work...fills an important gap in the military history of the United States Army. Historians using this useful guide to the essential documents will be able finally to do justice to the histories of the regiments in the War of 1812"-- Army History "valuable"-- The NYMAS Review "authors writing even a brief summary of the War of 1812 will find in Fredriksen's book a more solid basis for their work and a corrective to conventional wisdom. McFarland and Company deserves praise for publishing this fine work and introducing to a broader audience the generals and regiments of the War of 1812"-- Michigan War Studies Review.

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal973.5/242

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Foreword by Richard V. Barbuto Preface and Acknowledgments COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF SECRETARIES OF WAR MAJOR GENERALS BRIGADIER GENERALS VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ARTILLERY CAVALRY ENGINEERS INFANTRY RIFLES Archival and Manuscript Depositories Index

SynopsisWhile the Revolutionary and Civil wars have been the object of much research and documentation, the war that bridged them has been comparatively neglected. This comprehensive research guide summarizes the careers of President and Commander-in-Chief James Madison, his three secretaries of war, nine major generals, and 27 brigadier generals, and traces the operations of various departments, five artillery regiments, three cavalry regiments, the Corps of Engineers, 48 infantry regiments, and four rifle regiments of the United States during the War of 1812. For each it provides a bibliography of primary and secondary sources and a listing of manuscripts and archival resources. A directory of more than 100 manuscript repositories and their addresses is included., A guide to the careers and manuscript sources for President and Commander-in-Chief James Madison, his three secretaries of war, nine major generals, 27 brigadier generals, various departments, five artillery regiments, three cavalry regiments, the Corps of Engineers, 48 infantry regiments, and four rifle regiments of the US during the War of 1812.

LC Classification NumberE354.F74 2009