“breakup of the old US Army in the days leading up to the First American Civil War”
Do you have any recommendations for good reading on that subject? That’s a subject I just haven’t come across much and I am very interested in. Thanks.
Some of the best works on the subject are Shelby Foote's classic Civil War series and James McPherson's also classic Battle Cry of Freedom. Grant's autobiography delves into the subject a bit as do books like Lee's Lieutenants and South of Appomattox. There is information to be found in numerous biographies and autobiographies, but since these works focus on a specific individual, they are often skewed in their objectivity.