The Tredegar Logistical Support in the American Civil War

Abstract

This paper deals with the issues of logistics, and the role they played in the support of the war effort for the Confederate States of America, during the American Civil War. In particular, this paper will deal with the Tredegar Iron Works, located in Richmond, Virginia. The Tredegar played such a major role in the war that the outcome of battles, and the flow of the war itself can be traced directly to the support that she gave to the Army. I will show this by briefly looking at the Confederate Supply system, and then look specifically at the Iron Works, and the equipment, ordinance and supplies that were produced in direct support of the war effort. Keywords: Civil war, Iron industry, Logistics support, Confederate supply system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA217550

Entities

People

  • Ted T. Squyres

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artillery
  • Civil War
  • Civil War (United States)
  • Contracts
  • Governments
  • Guns
  • Iron Industry
  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Navy
  • Ores
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.