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Railroads in the Civil War: The Impact of Management on Victory and Defeat
Author(s): John E. Clark (Author)
- Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
- Publication Date: 1 Dec. 2001
- Language: English
- Print length: 296 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780807127261
- ISBN-13: 0807127264
Book Description
This book argues that the mismanagement of logistics in the Civil War railroad movements contributed more significantly to Confederate defeat in the war than previously acknowledged. Presenting in-depth studies of the Longstreet and 11th and 12th Corps movements, Clark drives the point that as the war became longer, both sides had to adjust to the demands of an increasingly long-distance logistics-driven conflict. The Union, he argues, successfully marshaled its industrial base to serve the war effort and made especially good use of its railroads, whereas the Confederacy did not organize logistics effectively.
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About the Author
John E. Clark, Jr. is an alumnus of Princeton University, where he received his M.A. in 1994 and Ph.D. in 1997. He received his B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1962 and is an active alumnus. He is also an active member of the Rotary Club. This is his first book. He lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey.
