. The volunteer soldier of America . iowledge shouldbe more generalized and legitimized in the United system is much too narrow for the best interests ofour great country. It is not meant by this that the Government should AcS 1HE VOLUNTEER SOLDIER OF AMERICA. resort to a measure which constitutes the life of mon-archies and aristocracies, viz.: the creation of a largestanding army, which would be a standing menace to theliberties of the people. The author refers not to armies,but to a general diffusion of advanced military knowledgeamong the greatest possible number of people. Heme
. The volunteer soldier of America . iowledge shouldbe more generalized and legitimized in the United system is much too narrow for the best interests ofour great country. It is not meant by this that the Government should AcS 1HE VOLUNTEER SOLDIER OF AMERICA. resort to a measure which constitutes the life of mon-archies and aristocracies, viz.: the creation of a largestanding army, which would be a standing menace to theliberties of the people. The author refers not to armies,but to a general diffusion of advanced military knowledgeamong the greatest possible number of people. Hemeans to take an expert knowledge of the military artand science away from the keeping of a small privilegedclass and to entrust it to the people of the can be done, without doubt, and when it is done thenation will never again be placed in the position of perilwhich so nearly extinguished its life when men whom ittrusted proved faithless to their obligations. tl\^lt Jill nm-M»l«»j»i«n«lMUi ,.n^m4ilJmmP*WlB. Three Typical Volunteer Generals. I. General John Stark and his Green Mountain Boys. 2. General Logan inthe Rain before Donelson. 3. General Terry at Fort Fisher. PART III. A DEMAND FOR JUSTICE. 459 A DEMAND FOR JUSTICE. CHAPTER XVI. THE COLONISTS AS SOLDIERS THE INDIAN CONFLICTS BIRTH OF THE AMERICAN VOLUNTEER AT LEXINGTON THE RIGHT ARM OF THE COUNTRY FROM BUNKER APPOMATTOX THE AMERICAN PLAN OF ARMY ORGAN-IZATION UNJUST TREATMENT OF THE VOLUNTEER QUALITIES THAT FORM THE SOLDIER IN BATTLE DISCI-PLINE UPON DRESS-PARADE AND UNDER FIRE PERSONAL BRAVERY A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VOLUNTEER THE HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION GENERAL KNOxs EFFORTS TO DIFFUSE MILITARY KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING THE WAR OF l8l2 AND ITS VOLUNTEERS THE WAR WITH MEXICO THE GREAT CIVIL STRIFE. THE introductory chapter of the present volume hasbeen devoted to a general consideration of theAmerican citizen-soldier. It is the present purpose totake up the thread of this interesting su
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