Engineering in the Confederate heartland /
"While the role of engineers in the Civil War was critical to the success or failure of both armies, historians have until now not comprehensively examined the role of Confederate engineers in the western theater of the war. Larry J. Daniel's Engineering in the Confederate Heartland fills...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2022] |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at Project MUSE |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Defending the Mississippi River
- 2. Scandal at the Twin Rivers
- 3. Engineering in the Field
- 4. Confronting Challenges
- 5. Engineering Colossus
- 6. Organizing Engineer Troops
- 7. The Mapmakers
- 8. We Want Engineers
- 9. The Pontoniers
- Epilogue
- APPENDIX A: Engineer Officers of the Heartland
- APPENDIX B: Occupations in the 3rd Engineers
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index