Leadership in the Civil War: Officers of the Union Volunteer Army at Division Level and Below.

摘要

This study concerns the not-so-great captains of the Civil War, the volunteer officers who commanded divisions, brigades, and regiments. It examines their success and failures in the art of dealing with men, their strengths and weaknesses; the leadership problems they faced, and the techniques they used to deal with those problems. Its purpose is to determine those leadership lessons learned which have practical value for officers today. It is a study of people, not battles. Most of the source material for this study was found in official records and in letters, diaries, and memoirs of officers and men of the Volunteer army.