Civil War Logistics
Author | : Earl J. Hess |
Publisher | : LSU Press |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2017-09-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780807167519 |
ISBN-13 | : 0807167517 |
Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Though the efficient movement of men, supplies, and equipment was a fundamental component of the civil war, Earl J. Hess’s Civil War Logistics is the first comprehensive study of the logistical systems that allowed the Union and Confederate armies to wage war. According to Hess, the Federal logistical effort was far more successful than the Confederate attempt to move and supply southern armies. This was due mainly to limited resources in the South but also to the North’s administrative management and a willingness to seize transportation resources when it needed them. Hess concludes that the logistical superiority of the northern forces laid a vital foundation for Union victory in the Civil War.