Baring the iron hand : discipline in the Union Army / Steven J. Ramold.

Author/creator Ramold, Steven J.
Format Book
Publication InfoDeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, ©2010.
Descriptionxii, 493 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- "Ancient un-American articles" : American military justice to 1861 -- "Damn fool!" : the uneasy relationship between officers and enlisted men -- "Fields of Satan" : the impulse of indiscipline -- "Brawls, riots, and midnight orgies" : alcohol and the Union Army -- "There were threats to shoot the officers" : insubordination in various forms -- "The pernicious practice of treasonable persons" : desertion in the Union Army -- "Descend to the level of the barbarians" : theft, property, and violent crimes -- "No punishment can be too severe" : the process of courts-martial -- "We have no right to shoot them" : the application of punishment -- Epilogue.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [461]-486) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Ramold, Steven J. Baring the iron hand. DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, c2010
LCCN 2009028416
ISBN9780875804088 (clothbound : alk. paper)
ISBN087580408X (clothbound : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E491 .R36 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold