Reflections of a Civil War Historian: Essays on Leadership, Society, and the Art of WarUniversity of Missouri Press, 2004 - 254 pages |
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... troops - History — 19th century . 6. United States - History - Civil War , 1861-1865 — Social aspects . 7. Military art and science - United States— History — 19th century . I. Title . II . Series . E468 .H34 2003 973.7 - dc22 This ...
... troops - History — 19th century . 6. United States - History - Civil War , 1861-1865 — Social aspects . 7. Military art and science - United States— History — 19th century . I. Title . II . Series . E468 .H34 2003 973.7 - dc22 This ...
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... troops they commanded, led, and managed. The average age of the higher- ranking, active-duty Civil War general trended downward as the war progressed. This resulted because of retirement by many el- derly men, resignation, casualties ...
... troops they commanded, led, and managed. The average age of the higher- ranking, active-duty Civil War general trended downward as the war progressed. This resulted because of retirement by many el- derly men, resignation, casualties ...
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... troops which they could concentrate at any threatened point . The Confederacy applied a similar concept less systematically to the defense of the line from Richmond to Chattanooga , a mountain- ous and less vulnerable frontier . State ...
... troops which they could concentrate at any threatened point . The Confederacy applied a similar concept less systematically to the defense of the line from Richmond to Chattanooga , a mountain- ous and less vulnerable frontier . State ...
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... troops were deployed else- where. Though they might do no more than man fortifications, they possessed psychological importance in that they maintained local morale and demonstrated to the enemy the presence of organized defensive ...
... troops were deployed else- where. Though they might do no more than man fortifications, they possessed psychological importance in that they maintained local morale and demonstrated to the enemy the presence of organized defensive ...
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... troops in North Carolina may even have caused Davis and Lee to harbor unrealistic expectations in 1864 about what Joseph E. Johnston and Hood could achieve against Sherman. But the Confederates used their railways for concentrations at ...
... troops in North Carolina may even have caused Davis and Lee to harbor unrealistic expectations in 1864 about what Joseph E. Johnston and Hood could achieve against Sherman. But the Confederates used their railways for concentrations at ...
Contents
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35 | |
The War Strikes Home | 52 |
A Virginian | 66 |
Lincolns Presidential Example in Dealing with the Military | 78 |
The War inside the Church | 99 |
The Crux of Frank L | 111 |
We Shall Cease to Be Friends | 133 |
Civil War to World War I | 147 |
The War Board the Basis of the United States | 158 |
Creation Mobilization | 169 |
The Evolution of Tactics in the Civil War | 200 |
On Remembering and Reliving History | 221 |
Index | 237 |
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