Introduction: the American citizen as soldier and the military ethos of republicanism -- Service, sacrifice, and duty: the call of virtue -- Preserving, defending, and creating the political order: legitimacy -- Free men in uniform: soldierly self-governance -- A providentially-ordained republic: God's will and the national mission -- Questing for personal distinction: glory, honor, and fame -- Epilogue: disunion, Civil War, and shared ideals.
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