Bibliograph

Armies south, armies north, the military forces of the Civil War compared and contrasted, Alan Axelrod

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Armies south, armies north, the military forces of the Civil War compared and contrasted, Alan Axelrod

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-259) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Armies south, armies north

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

975834337

Responsibility statement

Alan Axelrod

Sub title

the military forces of the Civil War compared and contrasted

Table Of Contents

Part I. Brothers in arms -- Revolution, 1812, and Mexico -- Officer Corps -- On the eve of secession -- Part II. Brother against brother -- Esprit and economics -- The South mobilizes -- The North mobilizes -- The Confederate Army -- The Union Army -- Johnny Reb and his commanders -- Billy Yank and his commanders -- Confederate uniforms, equipment, and arms -- Union uniforms, equipment, and arms -- The African-American Civil War -- Medics South, medics North -- POWs South, POWs North -- Part III. The principal armies -- Army of Northern Virginia -- Army of the Trans-Mississippi -- Army of Tennessee -- Army of the Potomac -- Army of the Southwest (Army of Southwest Missouri) -- Army of the Mississippi -- Army of the Tennessee -- Army of the Cumberland -- Army of the Ohio -- Army of the James -- Army of the Shenandoah -- Afterword: the calculus of victory and defeat

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