The role of federal military forces in domestic disorders, 1789-1878

The role of federal military forces in domestic disorders, 1789-1878

Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, U.S. Army : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1988.

xiii, 372 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

355.00973 C632 1988

(OCoLC)17508034

Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-360)
Contents: Constitutional and legislative foundations -- The first precedents: neutrality proclamation and Whiskey Rebellion -- The Whiskey Rebellion: the military expedition -- Federalists and Republicans -- The Jacksonian era -- Patriot War and Dorr Rebellion -- Fugitive slaves and vigilantes: the Army as posse comitatus -- Trouble in Kansas: first phase -- The last phase in Kansas and its sequel -- The Utah expedition -- The Civil War: beginnings of draft resistance -- The Civil War: draft riots -- Reconstruction: first phase, 1865-1868 -- Keeping order in the readmitted states: 1867-1872 -- To the end of Reconstruction: 1872-1877 -- Epilogue and retrospect.
L2012G85
A survey of the use of federal forces, including federalized militia and National Guard, in domestic disturbances, with special emphasis on legal and Constitutional issues.

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