1. Agents of Empire: The U.S. Army, The Civil War, and the Making of the American West, 1848-1872 Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Zander, Cecily Title: Agents of Empire: The U.S. Army, The Civil War, and the Making of the American West, 1848-1872 Graduate Program: History Keywords: regular armycivil warwestern expansionrepublican partyslave expansionborderlands File: Login to Download Committee Members: Christina Snyder, Major Field MemberWilliam Blair, Chair & Dissertation AdvisorMichael Kulikowski, Program Head/ChairAlicia Decker, Outside Unit MemberKathryn Salzer, Outside Field Member