The Military Railroads of the Civil War and Their Great Leaders

Abstract

Our history is replete with great leadership which has been demonstrated by men in battle. The United States Army War College has subsequently used these leadership styles as part of its curriculum to expose others to those traits which have proven to be successful. In the majority of instances, leadership examples have tended to be directed toward the combat commander. Little effort has been given, to provide in this curriculm, a wider exposure of leadership styles in the combat service and combat service support specialties. It is therefore a major contention that our curriculm does not offer our students the broadest exposure to leadership styles. This study is intended to do that. Using the Military Railroads as the support function, this project will investigate the leadership associated with this organization. The final outcome will be to demonstrate the need to incorporate leadership styles of support functions into the curriculum of this college.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 1987
Accession Number
ADA183147

Entities

People

  • Wilbur Jr H. Boutin

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Civil War
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Maintenance
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Rail Transportation
  • Railroad Cars
  • Students
  • Supply Depots
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • STEM Education