Virginia's Military Culture, and How It Created the American Military Culture with Paul Fahrenheidt
About this episode
Will Tanner and Paul Fahrenheidt explore the origins and impact of Virginia's military culture on American military traditions.
In this episode, Will and Paul Fahrenheidt discuss Virginia's unique military culture. They begin with its origins in the British militia system and Indian fighting, then discuss how the mercantile backgrounds of the first families impacted it, and then discuss how it became a tremendous force that drove American military culture starting in the early 1800s. They further discuss how it can be glimpsed in the Mexican-American War and War Between the States, and how it lives on today. They also discuss the Cavaliers, the Scots-irish and Anglo-Normans, and in what capacities Virginians excelled as military men. Follow Paul on X here: https://x.com/cavkingpaul Find the Old Glory Club Substack here: https://oldgloryclub.substack.com/
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