''The Organization and Administration of the Union Army, 1861-1865'' is a two-volume nonfiction history book by American historian

Fred Albert Shannon Fred Albert Shannon (February 12, 1893 – February 4, 1963) was an American historian. He had many publications related to American history, and he won the 1929 Pulitzer Prize for History for '' The Organization and Administration of the U ...

. The book is about

Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states. It proved essential to th ...

history, including recruitment and enlistment during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

. It was published in 1928, and Shannon won the

Pulitzer Prize for History The Pulitzer Prize for History, administered by Columbia University, is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music. It has been presented since 1917 for a distinguished book about the history ...

for the book in 1929.

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* Full text of ''The Organization and Administration of the Union Army, 1861–1865'', at HathiTrust Digital Library: *
Volume 1
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Volume 2
1928 non-fiction books Pulitzer Prize for History-winning works American Civil War books Non-fiction books about the United States Army {{US-mil-hist-book-stub