Staff ride handbook for the Vicksburg campaign, December 1862-July 1863 / Dr. C. Gabel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gabel, Christopher R. (Christopher Richard), 1954- author.

Contributor:

Combat Studies Institute (U.S.). Staff Ride Team, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863.

Vicksburg (Miss.).

Staff rides--Mississippi--Vicksburg.

Staff rides.

Siege of Vicksburg (Mississippi : 1863).

Genre:

Guidebooks.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Pickel Partners Publishing, 2014.

Summary:

Includes over 30 maps and IllustrationsThe Staff Ride Handbook for the Vicksburg Campaign, December 1862-July 1863, provides a systematic approach to the analysis of this key Civil War campaign. Part I describes the organization of the Union and Confederate Armies, detailing their weapons, tactics, and logistical, engineer, communications, and medical support. It also includes a description of the U.S. Navy elements that featured so prominently in the campaign.Part II consists of a campaign overview that establishes the context for the individual actions to be studied in the field.Part III consists of a suggested itinerary of sites to visit in order to obtain a concrete view of the campaign in its several phases. For each site, or "stand, " there is a set of travel directions, a discussion of the action that occurred there, and vignettes by participants in the campaign that further explain the action and which also allow the student to sense the human "face of battle."Part IV provides practical information on conducting a Staff Ride in the Vicksburg area, including sources of assistance and logistical considerations. Appendix A outlines the order of battle for the significant actions in the campaign. Appendix B provides biographical sketches of key participants. Appendix C provides an overview of Medal of Honor conferral in the campaign. An annotated bibliography suggests sources for preliminary study.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

"June 2001"--Foreword.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-225).

ISBN:

9781782899358

1782899359

OCLC:

58592881