This biography is written through personal acqaintance of the author and covers Lincoln's life before and during politics, as it examines Abraham Lincoln's views on slavery in the United States during the 19th century.
This study examines the life and career of Admiral David G. Farragut. Specifically, this paper addresses the primary question: Why was Farragut chosen to command the West Gulf Blockading Squadron? This study seeks to establish the criteria used in...
By 1863, the Civil War was basically a stalemate between the two belligerents. Though the Union forces had achieved some success in conducting joint expeditions that resulted in securing the Mississippi River and the majority of the Southern ports,...
Union naval operations in Louisiana featured some of the most important operations of the Civil War, led by two of the US Navy’s most distinguished officers. During the period from 1861 to 1863, Admirals David G. Farragut and David D. Porter led...
This study documents the struggle to overcome prejudice and discrimination by black men during the early portion of the Civil War, 1861-1863. This study's focus is on several factors that are crucial in the Lincoln administration's final decision...
This is a study of the effectiveness of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as Commanders in Chief during the Civil War. It begins by comparing their backgrounds prior to assuming the Presidency; then comparing their military strategies and command...
History has demonstrated that amphibious assaults are among the most complex and challenging of all joint operations. The myriad of factors that evolved independently throughout the war did not become fully integrated until the winter of 1864-65....
This paper presents an excellent example of the application of methodology in an examination of sources; including a complete analysis of the admissibility of external criticism, and a brief consideration of the credibility of internal criticism as...
This study examines Union slave policy in the Civil War. Prior to the initiation of hostilities, President Abraham Lincoln stated that the conflict between the states was over the preservation of the Union, and not over slavery. The administration...
This study investigates why Secretaries Gideon Welles and Stephen Mallory were able to remain in office for the entire span of the Civil War, while most of their contemporaries did not last their full term. The study explores Secretaries Mallory's...
Thesis Statement: Although Stones River Battle was a tactical draw, General Braxton Bragg's failure to fully exploit Clausewitz' Principle of Offensive on the night of December 31, 1862 gave the Union a much needed strategic and political victory....
This study is a historical analysis of selected joint Army/Navy operations conducted along the East Coast during the American Civil War. It begins with a description of the ante-bellum conditions of the Army and Navy and the organizational...
The U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq demonstrates that in the twenty-first century the U.S. will become more involved in stability operations as it continues to deny sanctuaries for transnational and non-state threats. The reprioritizing of...
US Army Training and Doctrine Command; Combat Studies Institute
The first annual military history symposium sponsored by the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and hosted by the Combat Studies Institute (CSI) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, took place in August 2003. It brought together an outstanding...
Emory Upton believed that politicians should leave war to professionals. This led to two assumptions that became conventional wisdom: first, an apolitical army represented a more professional force; and second, the problems at the tactical and...
Forsyth, Robert A.
Voller, Steve
Regent, Karen
Proft, Greg
Gonzales, Hector
Thesis Statement: Although Stones River Banle was a tactical draw, General Braxton Bragg's failure to fully exploit Clausewitz' Principle of Offensive on the night of December 31. 1862 gave the Union a much needed strategic and political victory....
The heroic acts of SGT William H. Carney, during the Civil War, set the standards of discipline and determination for all who serve in the military. The Civil War provided yet another stage for African-Americans, still enslaved by America, to fight...
This thesis is an analysis and evaluation of the British and American campaign strategies in the Southern Campaign of the War for American Independence. After over four and one-half years of inconclusive fighting in America, the British government...
This paper discusses the relationship between statesman and soldier with reference to important events of the Civil War, and what principles should govern a nation.
This study seeks to understand the influence of U.S. military reform on U.S. civil-military relations functioning within a zone of cooperation or conflict between political and military realms during times of war. It seeks to demonstrate how...