Overview
In Rebel Watchdog, Kenneth Radley draws from more than four hundred primary sources to detail the workings of the Confederate States Army Provost Guard. Sanctioned by the Articles of War in 1861 to assist the South in the establishment of discipline over the vast numbers of hurriedly organised and untrained soldiers, the provost system became one of the most highly praised and controversial components of the Confederate army. It was charged with marshaling the South's available resources for war while simultaneously accommodating the region's marked predisposition toward individualism and against any semblance of a strong central government.
Full Product Details
Author: Kenneth J. Radley
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Imprint: Louisiana State University Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9780807121733
ISBN 10: 0807121738
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 01 March 1997
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"[Radley] has broken much new ground and presented an unusual--and unusually good--picture of the socio-military life of a nation that was never prepared for war.-- ""Journal of American History"" An intelligent, often disturbing study of the official military police of the Confederate army.-- ""Civil War News"" Radley's work is the first in-depth study of the Confederate Provost Guard, and it bristles with insight. . . . Clearly written, joined to larger themes of Civil War and southern history, and meticulously researched, Rebel Watchdog is a fine addition to the literature on the Southern War for Independence.-- ""Register of the Kentucky Historical Society"""
[Radley] has broken much new ground and presented an unusual--and unusually good--picture of the socio-military life of a nation that was never prepared for war.--Journal of American History An intelligent, often disturbing study of the official military police of the Confederate army.--Civil War News Radley's work is the first in-depth study of the Confederate Provost Guard, and it bristles with insight. . . . Clearly written, joined to larger themes of Civil War and southern history, and meticulously researched, Rebel Watchdog is a fine addition to the literature on the Southern War for Independence.--Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
[Radley] has broken much new ground and presented an unusual--and unusually good--picture of the socio-military life of a nation that was never prepared for war.-- Journal of American History An intelligent, often disturbing study of the official military police of the Confederate army.-- Civil War News Radley's work is the first in-depth study of the Confederate Provost Guard, and it bristles with insight. . . . Clearly written, joined to larger themes of Civil War and southern history, and meticulously researched, Rebel Watchdog is a fine addition to the literature on the Southern War for Independence.-- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
Author Information
Kenneth Radley is an officer in the Canadian Army.
