There were many in Congress who were less dismissive of a national army. But they sought to curtail any excesses by keeping a firm hand on the check book.
The Civil War changed forever the way the nation looked upon standing armies.
101 posted on 06/21/2022 3:26:06 PM PDT by ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )