Leadership in the Civil War: Officers of the Union Volunteer Army at Division Level and Below.

Abstract

This study concerns the not-so-great captains of the Civil War, the volunteer officers who commanded divisions, brigades, and regiments. It examines their success and failures in the art of dealing with men, their strengths and weaknesses; the leadership problems they faced, and the techniques they used to deal with those problems. Its purpose is to determine those leadership lessons learned which have practical value for officers today. It is a study of people, not battles. Most of the source material for this study was found in official records and in letters, diaries, and memoirs of officers and men of the Volunteer army.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 18, 1965
Accession Number
ADA365140

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Price

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Civil War
  • Court Martial
  • Education
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Students
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

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