The American Soldier, 1866-1916
Download or Read eBook The American Soldier, 1866-1916 PDF written by John A. Haymond and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : John A. Haymond |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2018-03-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781476632087 |
ISBN-13 | : 1476632081 |
Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The American Soldier, 1866-1916 by : John A. Haymond
Book excerpt: In the years following the Civil War, the U.S. Army underwent a professional decline. Soldiers served their enlistments at remote, nameless posts from Arizona to Alaska. Harsh weather, bad food and poor conditions were adversaries as dangerous as Indian raiders. Yet under these circumstances, men continued to enlist for $13 a month. Drawing on soldiers' narratives, personal letters and official records, the author explores the common soldier's experience during the Reconstruction Era, the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War and the Punitive Expedition into Mexico.