A Historical Analysis: The Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862

Abstract

A concise description is given of the two-day Civil War Battle of Shiloh. The second section examines the principles of war as listed in AFM 1-1. After each principle, the actions of both Confederate and Union forces are analyzed as to how they either applied or violated each principle. The principles of Objective, Offensive, Surprise, Security, Mass, and Economy of Force and Maneuver had the greatest impact on this battle. Section three is Seminar Chairperson material in a guided-discussion format.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA144009

Entities

People

  • F. J. Semley

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Business Administration
  • Civil War
  • Daylight
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Materials
  • Military Operations
  • Psychology
  • Reconnaissance
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Tennessee River
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Warfare

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  • Academic Conference Management
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Science