The inspectors general of the United States Army, 1777-1903
1987
355.63 C614 1987
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Title
The inspectors general of the United States Army, 1777-1903
Edition
1st printing.
Published
Washington, D.C. : Office of the Inspector General and Center of Military History, U.S. Army : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1987.
Description
xviii, 465 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
355.63 C614 1987
System Control No.
(OCoLC)14360079
Note
"CMH pub 70-16."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-450) and index.
Contents: 1. The first American Army, 1775-1778 -- 2. Steuben at Valley Forge, 1777-1778 -- 3. Defining the Inspector's role, 1778-1779 -- 4. Inspection and the American victory, 1780-1784 -- 5. Decline, revival, and vicissitudes of inspection, 1784-1798 -- 6. Hamilton and the provisional army, 1798-1800 -- 7. Disgrace of an Inspector General, 1801-1813 -- 8. Origins of the Office of the Adjutant and Inspector, 1813-1815 -- 9. End of the Adjutant and Inspector General, 1816-1821 -- 10. Establishing the Inspector General, 1821-1825 -- 11. Inspection and the fortunes of the commander, 1826-1849 -- 12. Inspection between the wars, 1849-1861 -- 13. The Inspectorate during the Civil War, 1861-1865 -- 14. Securing a permanent place, 1865-1866 -- 15. Foundations of a bureaucracy, 1867-1869 -- 16. Marcy and the advent of the Department, 1870-1881 -- 17. Passing of the old guard, 1881-1889 -- 18. Breckinridge's widening scope, 1889-1898 -- 19. The Department in service to the Secretary, 1889-1898 -- 20. Reform during the Breckinridge era, 1889-1898 -- 21. Inspection during the War with Spain, 1898 -- 22. Inspecting the new army -- Inspection and reorganization of the War Department, 1989-1903.
87.69
A study of the establishment of inspection practices in the United States Army told chronologically, in large part through the experiences of officers assigned to the inspection service. The record of the inspectorate illustrates those daily concerns that influenced the institutional development of the Inspector General Corps as a whole.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-450) and index.
Contents: 1. The first American Army, 1775-1778 -- 2. Steuben at Valley Forge, 1777-1778 -- 3. Defining the Inspector's role, 1778-1779 -- 4. Inspection and the American victory, 1780-1784 -- 5. Decline, revival, and vicissitudes of inspection, 1784-1798 -- 6. Hamilton and the provisional army, 1798-1800 -- 7. Disgrace of an Inspector General, 1801-1813 -- 8. Origins of the Office of the Adjutant and Inspector, 1813-1815 -- 9. End of the Adjutant and Inspector General, 1816-1821 -- 10. Establishing the Inspector General, 1821-1825 -- 11. Inspection and the fortunes of the commander, 1826-1849 -- 12. Inspection between the wars, 1849-1861 -- 13. The Inspectorate during the Civil War, 1861-1865 -- 14. Securing a permanent place, 1865-1866 -- 15. Foundations of a bureaucracy, 1867-1869 -- 16. Marcy and the advent of the Department, 1870-1881 -- 17. Passing of the old guard, 1881-1889 -- 18. Breckinridge's widening scope, 1889-1898 -- 19. The Department in service to the Secretary, 1889-1898 -- 20. Reform during the Breckinridge era, 1889-1898 -- 21. Inspection during the War with Spain, 1898 -- 22. Inspecting the new army -- Inspection and reorganization of the War Department, 1989-1903.
87.69
A study of the establishment of inspection practices in the United States Army told chronologically, in large part through the experiences of officers assigned to the inspection service. The record of the inspectorate illustrates those daily concerns that influenced the institutional development of the Inspector General Corps as a whole.
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