A Brittle Sword

The Kentucky Militia, 1776-1912

Richard G. Stone Jr. (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

138 Seiten

2009
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-9277-2 (ISBN)

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As an outpost of the advancing frontier, Kentucky played a crucial military role. Kentucky's state militia, which, under federal law, enrolled every able-bodied male citizen aged eighteen to forty-five, helped to secure the West for white settlers during the bloody Indian wars. Its members suffered defeat, capture, and death in the War of 1812, but also contributed to victories in the battles of the Thames and New Orleans. Though some Kentucky volunteers campaigned in the Mexican-American War, the general militia was moribund by the middle of the nineteenth century. Its infrequent musters had degenerated into sometimes mirthful and sometimes tragic frolics.

A Brittle Sword provides a lively interpretation of Kentucky's citizen-soldiers and their role in the military history of both the state and the nation.

Richard G. Stone, Jr. is an associate professor of history at Western Kentucky University.

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Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.11.2009
Reihe/Serie	Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf
Zusatzinfo	4 b&w photos, 2 maps
Verlagsort	Lexington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 203 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-8131-9277-3 / 0813192773
ISBN-13	978-0-8131-9277-2 / 9780813192772
Zustand	Neuware