Lincoln On Strategy,

Abstract

When reviewing the performance of the major players of the American Civil War in terms of their ability to formulate and implement appropriate military strategy, a surprising argument can be made that the best strategist would have been one of the most unlikely candidates. This paper examines evidence that the best strategist of the Civil War was Union President Abraham Lincoln, the least experienced in war matters of any of the primary military or civilian leaders of the war. Evidence that Lincoln deserves the best strategist title is presented by reviewing (1) Lincoln's background and evidence he thought like great military strategists of the past, (2) the strategy 'performance' of his contemporaries in the Civil War and, (3) how the implementation of Lincoln's strategy finally resulted in Union victory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA328881

Entities

People

  • Darla M. Roberts

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Civil War
  • Congress
  • Death
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Strategy
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Military Academy
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design