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Cadets to Captains: 1848-1860
Hardcover
General FictionHistorical Fiction
Publisher: Curtis Publishing Company
Published: May 12 2026
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.21
Height: 0.81 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
They were roommates at West Point, forged as cadets in the same gray ranks and bound by the same oath to the United States Army. As the Army they loved began to fracture, their bond only grew stronger.
From the Hudson Highlands to the proving grounds of Texas and the coastal fortresses of the South, James Tanner and Nathaniel McAllister rise through the ranks of a rapidly modernizing American Army. Selected to study the future of warfare in Europe as part of the Delafield Commission, they master rifled artillery, telegraph networks, and the hard mathematics of industrial conflict-never imagining that the very innovations meant to strengthen the Union may soon be turned against it.
As sectional tensions deepen and the nation edges toward secession, the young officers confront a reality no academy could prepare them for. The country that shaped their honor is shifting beneath their feet. Friendships strain. Families brace for what they sense but cannot yet name. The oath that once united the Long Gray Line begins to carry different meanings in different states.
From Cadets to Captains is a sweeping work of Civil War historical fiction set in the turbulent years leading to the Civil War. It launches the Steel and Honor series-a powerful saga of brotherhood, duty, and loyalty tested at the edge of a divided nation.
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