The Wilderness Campaign of 1864

Abstract

During the American Civil War's May 1864 Wilderness Campaign, the terrain decisively negated any advantages in troop strength, training, and leadership held by either opposing force, and resulted in neither side gaining significant advantage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 2005
Accession Number
AD1111872

Entities

People

  • Anthony Lysight
  • Bryan Greaves
  • Edward N Wilson
  • Kenneth Snyder

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Battlefields
  • Battles
  • Civil War
  • Civil War (United States)
  • Fires
  • Forest Fires
  • Forests
  • Geography
  • Guns
  • Human Population
  • Leadership
  • Small Arms
  • Vegetation
  • War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design