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Civil War Infantry Tactics - Training, Combat, and Small-Unit Effectiveness (Hardcover)
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Civil War Infantry Tactics - Training, Combat, and Small-Unit Effectiveness (Hardcover)
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For decades, military historians have argued that the introduction
of the rifle musket-with a range five times longer than that of the
smoothbore musket-made the shoulder-to-shoulder formations of
linear tactics obsolete. Author Earl J. Hess challenges this deeply
entrenched assumption. He contends that long-range rifle fire did
not dominate Civil War battlefields or dramatically alter the
course of the conflict because soldiers had neither the training
nor the desire to take advantage of the musket rifle's increased
range. Drawing on the drill manuals available to officers and a
close reading of battle reports, Civil War Infantry Tactics
demonstrates that linear tactics provided the best formations and
maneuvers to use with the single-shot musket, whether rifle or
smoothbore. The linear system was far from an outdated relic that
led to higher casualties and prolonged the war. Indeed, regimental
officers on both sides of the conflict found the formations and
maneuvers in use since the era of the French Revolution to be
indispensable to the survival of their units on the battlefield.
The training soldiers received in this system, combined with their
extensive experience in combat, allowed small units a high level of
articulation and effectiveness. Unlike much military history that
focuses on grand strategies, Hess zeroes in on formations and
maneuvers (or primary tactics), describing their purpose and
usefulness in regimental case studies, and pinpointing which of
them were favorites of unit commanders in the field. The Civil War
was the last conflict in North America to see widespread use of the
linear tactical system, and Hess convincingly argues that the war
also saw the most effective tactical performance yet in America's
short history.
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