The Mexican-American War Experiences of Twelve Civil War Generals

Long overshadowed by the American Civil War, the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) has received significantly less attention from historians partly because of its questionable origin and controversial outcome. Rather than treat the conflict with a form of historical amnesia, the contributors to this volume argue that the Mexican-American War was a formative experience for the more than three hundred future Civil War generals who served in it as lower-grade officers. The Mexican War was the first combat experience for many of them, a laboratory that equipped a generation of young officers with practical lessons in strategy, tactics, logistics, and interpersonal relationships that they would use later to command forces during the Civil War.

• | Author: Timothy D. Johnson
• | Publisher: LSU Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 23, 2024
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0807182389
• | ISBN-13: 9780807182383