Looming large in the manifold problems of the Davis government after the clash of arms at Sumter was the creation of an army to defend the South. Involved in this problem was the extremely important task of expanding forces. No dearth of excellent officer material existed for some of the most able West Point graduates in the Union army had resigned and were eager to serve their section. The major problem was the question of relative rank to be assigned in the new chain of command.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc130381 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Gallaway, B. P. |
| Contributors | Scroggs, Jack B., 1919-, Powell, Anna I. |
| Publisher | North Texas State College |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 124 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Gallaway, B. P. |
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