1. The Success of the American Volunteers
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A Thesis
Presented to
The Faculty of the Department of History
Saint Vincent College
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In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree
Bachelor of Arts
History
By
Brennan Hoffer
December 2016

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Acknowledgements
First and foremost, I would like to thank God for providing me with the knowledge,
apprehension, patience, and strength to persevere and accomplish the goals I have set out to
achieve. Secondly, I would like to thank my friends and family, especially my brother, mother,
and father, for their endless and unwavering support throughout the course of not only this
project, but life in general. In addition, I would like to greatly thank Dr. Karen Kehoe for her
expertise, understanding, and generous guidance and support that made it possible for me to
complete this thesis on a topic of great interest to me. Last but not least, I would like to thank
Fr. Brian Boosel for helping reassure my fascination of history and provide a great example as to
how history should be taught.

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Table of Contents
I. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………….1
II. HistoriographicalAnalysis………………………………………………………………..2
III. Thesis………………………………………………………………………………………………7
IV. Types of Men…………………………………………………………………………………10
V. Training………………………………………………………………………………………….15
VI. Technological Advancements…………………………………………………………17
VII. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………..24
VIII. Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………….....27