List of Figures, Tables, and Illustrations
Preface
Part One—Roots of the American Military Profession, 1784–1815
1. Army Organization in the Early National Period
2. Recruiting an Officer Corps, 1784–1815
3. Military Careers in the Early Republic
4. A Frontier Constabulary: Civil-Military Relations, 1784–1815
5. Seeds of Military Professionalism
Part Two—Emergence of the American Military Profession, 1815-1861
6. The Era of Army Reform, 1815–1821
7. The Organizational Setting, 1821–1861
8. The Stabilization of Officer Recruitment
9. Social Origins and Career Motivations
10. The West Point Experience
11. Military Careers in the Antebellum Era
12. The Emergence of the General Staff Officer
13. Professional Thought and Institutions
14. Officers and Enlisted Men
15. Officers, Politicians, and Citizens
16. Officers and Indians
17. Officers, Foreign Affairs, and War
18. The Officer Corps in the Sectional Crisis
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index