Railroads in the Civil War : the impact of management on victory and defeat / John E. Clark, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, John Elwood, 1940-

Series:

Conflicting worlds

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army.

Confederate States of America. Army.

Transportation.

History.

Management.

Railroads.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Transportation.

United States.

Railroads--United States--History--19th century.

Railroads--Confederate States of America--History.

United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.

Politics and government.

Confederate States of America--Politics and government.

Confederate States of America.

United States. Army--Management--History--19th century.

Confederate States of America. Army--Management.

United States. Army--Transportation--History--19th century.

Confederate States of America. Army--Transportation.

Physical Description:

xv, 275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2001]

Contents:

Introduction: development of an American transportation system

The challenge of war management: Union and Confederate government responses

The Confederacy: crisis and decision

Southern railroads and the Longstreet movement: the effect of Confederate mismanagement

"A serious disaster": the federal government responds to defeat at Chickamauga

The 11th and 12th corps movement: the success of northern management

The failure of Confederate war management

Appendix: units of Longstreet's corps and the 11th and 12th corps.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-255) and index.

ISBN:

0807127264

OCLC:

46918558