Buff facings and gilt buttons : staff and headquarters operations in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 / J. Boone Bartholomees, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartholomees, J. Boone, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia--Staffs.

Confederate States of America.

Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia.

History.

Regimental histories.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

United States.

Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

Virginia.

Physical Description:

xv, 352 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, [1998]

Summary:

In performing the myriad tasks associated with organizing, training, equipping, moving, and fighting large armies, military commanders require the assistance of staff officers. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was no exception. Buff Facings and Gilt Buttons examines how the staff officers of that army and its subordinate corps, divisions, and brigades were selected, trained, and organized and explores what staff officers did, how they did it, and how effective they were. This volume surveys the entire scope of Army of Northern Virginia staff operations from quartermaster to combat operations. It assesses the major problems faced in each functional area and the degree of success achieved army-wide and at subordinate headquarters.

Contents:

Staff organization

The General Staff in the Army of Northern Virginia: Chief of Staff, Adjutant General, and Inspector General

The General Staff in the Army of Northern Virginia: Quartermaster, Commissary, and Medical Director

Special staff in the Army of Northern Virginia

Personal staff in the Army of Northern Virginia

Staff selection and training

Staff authority and relations with the commander

Headquarters and headquarters personnel

Staff procedures

The staff in battle: intelligence and combat functions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-334) and index.

ISBN:

1570032203

OCLC:

38964187