A Closer Look at the Missouri Civil War Campaign.

Abstract

With secession sentiment running high in Missouri, the actions of a few key leaders become critical to the outcome. This paper follows their progress from the incipient phase following Lincoln's election as President to the effective end of secessionist resistance in the State. Their decisions and actions are discussed and analysed from the perspective of operational leadership.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 19, 1997
Accession Number
ADA328085

Entities

People

  • Joseph E. Volkl

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Arkansas
  • Civil War
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Missouri
  • Missouri River
  • Munitions
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Security
  • Small Arms
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

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