In Rebel Watchdog, Kenneth Radley draws from more than four hundred primary sources to detail the workings of the Confederate States Army Provost Guard. Sanctioned by the Articles of War in 1861 to assist the South in the establishment of discipline over the vast numbers of hurriedly organized and untrained soldiers, the provost system became one of the most highly praised and controversial components of the Confederate army. It was charged with marshaling the South’s available resources for war while simultaneously accommodating the region’s marked predisposition toward individualism and against any semblance of a strong central government.
Kenneth Radley is an officer in the Canadian Army.
An intelligent, often disturbing study of the official military police of the Confederate army.
~Civil War News
[Radley] has broken much new ground and presented an unusual—and unusually good—picture of the socio-military life of a nation that was never prepared for war.
~Journal of American History
Radley’s work is the first in-depth study of the Confederate Provost Guard, and it bristles with insight. . . . Clearly written, joined to larger themes of Civil War and southern history, and meticulously researched, Rebel Watchdog is a fine addition to the literature on the Southern War for Independence.
~Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.