Attack and die : Civil War military tactics and the Southern heritage / Grady McWhiney and Perry D. Jamieson.
1982
E545 .M38 1982 (Mapit)
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Attack and die : Civil War military tactics and the Southern heritage / Grady McWhiney and Perry D. Jamieson.
Author
McWhiney, Grady.
ISBN
0817302298 (pbk.)
9780817302290 (pbk.)
0817300732
9780817300739
9780817302290 (pbk.)
0817300732
9780817300739
Imprint
Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©1982.
Language
English
Description
xv, 209 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Call Number
E545 .M38 1982
Summary
Why did the Confederacy lose so many men? The authors contend that the Confederates bled themselves nearly to death in the first three years of the war by undertaking costly attacks. Offensive tactics, which had been used successfully by Americans in the Mexican War, were much less effective in the 1860s because an improved weapon--the rifle--had given increased strength to the defenders.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-201) and index.
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Jamieson, Perry D.
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Table of Contents
It was not war-it was murder
The charge decided the victory
The weapon of the brave
The new rifle can stop the advance
A change of tactics is absolutely necessary
Fieldworks were assaulted but rarely carried
Desperate valor
Grandeur the South could not afford
Beyond the noise no great harm was done
The cavalry was abruptly checked
We dashed with sword and bayonet on the foe
The rebels are barbarians.
The charge decided the victory
The weapon of the brave
The new rifle can stop the advance
A change of tactics is absolutely necessary
Fieldworks were assaulted but rarely carried
Desperate valor
Grandeur the South could not afford
Beyond the noise no great harm was done
The cavalry was abruptly checked
We dashed with sword and bayonet on the foe
The rebels are barbarians.