Rebel Watchdog: The Confederate States Army Provost Guard - Softcover

Radley, Kenneth J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807121738 ISBN 13: 9780807121733

Publisher: LSU Press, 1997

Synopsis

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 organized 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.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In 'Rebel Watchdog, ' 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 organized and untrained soldiers, the provost system became one of the most highly praised and controversial components of the Confederated army.

About the Author:

Kenneth Radley is an officer in the Canadian Army.

About this edition

• Publisher: LSU Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0807121738
• ISBN 13: 9780807121733
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360