This study is an analysis of the competing initiative displayed between Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee during Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign in Virginia. It begins with Lincoln's appointing Grant as Lieutenant General and General in...
Looks at principles of modern warfare as illustrated by campaigns of the American Civil War, including Bull Run, Shiloh, Jackson’s Valley, Manassas, Antietam, Stones River, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg , Vicksburg, Chickamauga,...
This paper recounts the situation at the beginning of the campaign in the vicinity of Spotsylvania and in the in the vicinity of Cold Harbor while presenting two outstanding lessons to be learned from the Campaign of Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor,...
This in an analytical study of the conduct of a holding attack, in open warfare, based on the present doctrine of the British, French, German, Japanese and American armies and appropriate historical examples. The analysis and discussion section...
This study examines the effectiveness of Union and Confederate offensive infantry tactics during the Battle of Chancellorsville, May 1863. The analysis of offensive infantry tactics focuses on three types of offensive operations: meeting...
This thesis examines the effect the rifle had on infantry tactics during the Civil War. It traces the transition from smoothbore to rifle and the development of the Minie ball. The range and accuracy of various weapons are discussed and several...
Robert E. Lee, in his first campaign as the new commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, stopped the Union offensive against Richmond in a series of engagements known as the Seven Days. Although eventually successful, Confederate operations were...
This thesis posits that the leadership of Major General Edward Braddock led to the defeat of the force that he recruited, trained, and led against Fort Duquesne in July 1755. This thesis places Braddock into the strategic context of the time, seeks...
The historic interest of Yorktown is as great as that of any other spot on the historic Virginia peninsula. One of the oldest settlements of Virginia, it was once a bustling, prosperous village; but its progress was ruined by its unfortunate and...
Few developments in Anny training have been of such broad scope and long-term significance as the National Training Center (NTC), established in October 1980 at Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert of California This instrumented training facility, for...
Conference for monitoring preparation of mobilization training programs for Army units and for certain staff supervision of training in training divisions and replacement training centers.
The year 1993 marks the 20th anniversary of the Army’s establishment -- on 1 July 1973--0f the Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC, as the major innovation in its post-Vietnam War reorganization. Skeptics were free with predictions that...
This thesis examines the Battle of Hampton Roads, 8 and 9 March 1862, the first battle of ironclads, to determine if it was a Revolution in Military Affairs. This study is an analysis of naval developments prior to March 1862, the battle, and the...
From back of photo: Protection must be maintained at all times for Engineer Construction Units operating in England. Here a machine gun is being held in readiness for action. L to R: 1ST SGT William P. Jacobs, Philadelphia, PA., S/SGT Albert Bay,...
From back of photo: African American Troops Replacement Center, Engineers, Ft. Belvoir, Va., parade past the Commerce Building on Constitution Ave. in the Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C.
From back of photo: Detachment of African American Cavalry Troops stationed at Ft. Myer, Va., are shown participating in the Memorial Day Parade, Washington, D.C.
On June 6, 1944 A Company of the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division landed as the lead element of the largest beach landing in the history of modem warfare. On the beach fortress of Normandy, France the 116th would suffer the highest...
The u.s. Army Recruiting Command was activated Oct. 1, 1964, at Fort Monroe, Va., marking the beginning of a new era in Army recruiting. Recruiting, however, was not a new function. Recruiting for the U.S. Army began in 1776 with the raising and...
This study expounds on the Battle at Petersburg, Virginia, in which, the Union forces exploded a mine under the Confederate trenches on July 30, 1864. In spite of combat superiority the Union forces suffered losses about four times those of the...