Title: The 1865 Customs of Service for Officers in the Army: Showing Specific Duties of Each Grade - Lieutenant to Lieut.-General (Stackpole Military History Series)
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0811700062
ISBN 13: 9780811700061
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: As New

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A companion to The 1865 Customs of Service for Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers, this volume describes the duties of each commissioned officer rank in garrison and on the field of battle and reveals lessons learned from the Civil War. Discusses military tactics of armies; administrative duties; special and general staffs; and duties of commanders of companies, regiments, brigades, divisions, and Army corps. Contains surprisingly accurate forecasts on the changed roles of infantry, cavalry, and artillery as they existed in 1865. An authentic Civil War era "how to" guide to officer duties that is essential for military enthusiasts, historians, reenactors, and today's military leaders

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August Kautz (1826-1896) was a Captain in the Sixth U.S. Cavalry and Brigadier General of Volunteers during the Civil War. He commanded large cavalry units in the Armies of the Potomac, the Tennessee, and the James. He served for forty years.

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