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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 836 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 690 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 532 0 Browse Search
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army 480 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 406 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 350 0 Browse Search
Wiley Britton, Memoirs of the Rebellion on the Border 1863. 332 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 322 0 Browse Search
Col. John M. Harrell, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.2, Arkansas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 310 0 Browse Search
Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 294 0 Browse Search
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Emil Schalk, A. O., The Art of War written expressly for and dedicated to the U.S. Volunteer Army., Strategy. (search)
ry superficial study of this map. The northern boundaries of Virginia, Kentucky, and the north and east boundaries of Missouri, form, in my supposition, the boundaries of the two belligerent parties. The object of the war is the extinction of rdvance to Alabama. 5th. AIV.-- Army of Missouri, 100,000 men. Base of operation, the Mississippi. Orders: to clear Missouri and Arkansas of the rebels, to advance to the South, to cross the Mississippi, and to occupy New Orleans. 6th. AV.--mies A and B, we will turn to those in the West, and see what is passing there. The Missouri army is ordered to clear Missouri of the rebels, to advance to the South, to cross the Mississippi, and to occupy New Orleans. This army numbers 100,000 's intentions, and as, besides, it is too much occupied itself with B. If it takes the direction, with its main body, to Missouri, it will be followed there by B, and will arrive too late; if it sends a strong reinforcement to AIV, this one would. p
Emil Schalk, A. O., The Art of War written expressly for and dedicated to the U.S. Volunteer Army., Mixed operations. (search)
partly to Tactics — such as Passage of Rivers, Retreats and Descents. It is therefore necessary to say a few words concerning them. Passage of rivers. In the passage of a river, we distinguish-- 1st. The point where we intend passing it. 2d. The operation of the passage. The first example of strategy, War in the United States, is sufficient to show of what importance is the point of passage over a large river. Different passages of the Potomac, Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri are discussed there; it is shown how different the result would be, if, instead of crossing, for instance, the Mississippi at Memphis, it was crossed at Cairo. If we have but one point where we can cross the river, and if our only line of retreat leads through this point, it must be fortified; the fort, called the tete-de-pont, should be large enough to hold at least a part of our army. The more the bridge is of importance, the stronger the fortifications should be. As regards tac