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Author:

Hess, Earl J., author.

Title:

Civil War infantry tactics : training, combat, and small-unit effectiveness / Earl J. Hess.

Publisher:

Louisiana State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xxii, 299 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

United States--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
United States.--Infantry--Infantry--History--History--19th century.
Confederate States of America.--Infantry--Infantry--Drill and tactics.
Infantry drill and tactics--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The European tactical heritage -- The North American tactical heritage -- Tactical manuals and the management of men -- Training -- Moving forward and the art of skirmishing -- Multiple lines, echelons, and squares -- Changing front -- Columns -- Multiple maneuvers -- Large formations -- Tactical developments after the Civil War -- Comparison and context -- Conclusion: a tactical summary of the Civil War.

ISBN:

0807159379
9780807159378

OCLC:

(OCoLC)894313600

LCCN:

2014033785

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)