Download Free Supplement To The Official Records Of The Union And Confederate Armies Book in PDF and EPUB Free Download. You can read online Supplement To The Official Records Of The Union And Confederate Armies and write the review.

Includes over 30 maps and Illustrations The Staff Ride Handbook for the Vicksburg Campaign, December 1862-July 1863, provides a systematic approach to the analysis of this key Civil War campaign. Part I describes the organization of the Union and Confederate Armies, detailing their weapons, tactics, and logistical, engineer, communications, and medical support. It also includes a description of the U.S. Navy elements that featured so prominently in the campaign. Part II consists of a campaign overview that establishes the context for the individual actions to be studied in the field. Part III consists of a suggested itinerary of sites to visit in order to obtain a concrete view of the campaign in its several phases. For each site, or “stand,” there is a set of travel directions, a discussion of the action that occurred there, and vignettes by participants in the campaign that further explain the action and which also allow the student to sense the human “face of battle.” Part IV provides practical information on conducting a Staff Ride in the Vicksburg area, including sources of assistance and logistical considerations. Appendix A outlines the order of battle for the significant actions in the campaign. Appendix B provides biographical sketches of key participants. Appendix C provides an overview of Medal of Honor conferral in the campaign. An annotated bibliography suggests sources for preliminary study.
From the first shots fired at Fort Sumter in 1861 to the final clashes on the Road to Appomattox in 1864, The Atlas of the Civil War reconstructs the battles of America's bloodiest war with unparalleled clarity and precision. Edited by Pulitzer Prize recipient James M. McPherson and written by America's leading military historians, this peerless reference charts the major campaigns and skirmishes of the Civil War. Each battle is meticulously plotted on one of 200 specially commissioned full-color maps. Timelines provide detailed, play-by-play maneuvers, and the accompanying text highlights the strategic aims and tactical considerations of the men in charge. Each of the battle, communications, and locator maps are cross-referenced to provide a comprehensive overview of the fighting as it swept across the country. With more than two hundred photographs and countless personal accounts that vividly describe the experiences of soldiers in the fields, The Atlas of the Civil War brings to life the human drama that pitted state against state and brother against brother.
"Allardice provides detailed biographical information on 1,583 Confederate colonels, both staff and line officers and members of all armies. In his introduction, he explains how one became a colonel -- the mustering process, election of officers, reorganizing of regiments -- and discusses problems of the nominating process, seniority, and "rank inflation""--Provided by publisher.

Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies: Record of Events ; v. 1. Serial No. 13. ; v. 2. Serial No. 14.; v. 3. Serial No. 15. ; v. 4. Serial No. 16.; v. 5. Serial No. 17. ; v. 6. Serial No. 18 ; v. 9. Serial No. 21 ; v. 10. Serial no. 22 ; v. 11. Serial no. 23. ; v. 12. serial no. 24. ; v. 17. Serial no. 29. ; v. 18. Serial no. 30. ; v. 19. Serial no. 31. ; v. 45. Serial no. 57. ; v. 46. Serial no. 58 ; v. 47. Serial no. 59 ; v. 48. Serial no. 60. ; v. 49. Serial no. 61. ; v. 50. Serial no. 62. ; v. 51. Serial no. 63. ; v. 52. Serial no. 64. ; v. 57. Serial no. 69. ; v. 58. Serial no. 70. ; v. 59. Serial no. 71. ; v. 60. Serial no. 72. ; v. 61. Serial no. 73. ; v. 62. Serial no. 74. ; v. 63. Serial no. 75. ; v. 64. Serial no. 76

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 0


Get eBook

Imagine being fifteen years old, facing the bloodiest battle ever to take place on U.S. soil: the Battle of Gettysburg. In July 1863, this is exactly what happened to Tillie Pierce, a normal teenager who became an unlikely heroine of the Civil War (1861-1865). Tillie and other women and girls like her found themselves trapped during this critical three-day battle in southern Pennsylvania. Without training, but with enormous courage and compassion, Tillie and other Gettysburg citizens helped save the lives of countless wounded Union and Confederate soldiers. In gripping prose, Tillie Pierce: Teen Eyewitness to the of Battle Gettysburg takes readers behind the scenes. And through Tillie’s own words, the story of one of the Civil War’s most famous battles comes alive.