This thesis covers a period of transformation in the Army between the large Civil War Army armed primarily with muzzle-loading percussion arms to an Army numbering in the tens of thousands armed with magazine-fed bolt-action repeating rifles by...
Artillery has gone through two previous evolutions in employment methodology. The first, starting in 1670, saw it evolve from primarily a siege engine, to a precision mobile direct fire support platform. The second evolution in methodology began in...
A comprehensive study of any subject should begin with its historical development. In the case of field artillery materiel, a superficial examination of museum curiosities is not sufficient. The survey, to be of real value, must identify in each...
The United States military must continue to transform as new technology becomes available or advanced tactics become tactically sound. This is the only way our great army can remain strategically superior and win our nations wars. This statement is...
The purpose of this brief is to give you a brief overview of the history and contribution of the Buffalo Soldier as it relates to today’s NCO Corps.
African American soldiers have been a part of the Military as early as the Continental Army....
This monograph conducts an analysis of historical data to detect trends in war and the evolution to modern tactical battle. It also investigates the continued use of Lanchester-based attrition models. Military analysts have used the attrition...
The Combat Studies Institute developed this bibliography of historical films, videotapes, motion pictures, and related audiovisual aids to support the TRADOC Military History Education Program, Instructors at the ROTC and branch service schools...
This thesis examines the effect the rifle had on infantry tactics during the Civil War. It traces the transition from smoothbore to rifle and the development of the Minie ball. The range and accuracy of various weapons are discussed and several...
Christian A. Fleetwood was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 21, 1840. His mother and fathers name was Charles and Anna Maria Fleetwood. His parents were not slaves at this time during the 1840's. Fleetwood received most of his early education in...
The time period from 1865 to 1925 was one of change for the NCO Corps and the Army. With the end of the Civil War the Army, like the country, found itself rebuilding. "The culmination of the Civil War was epitomized by great pride in the military."...
Charles Mellon was a man of skill and intelligence, information supported not only by the promotions he was awarded, but also in his ability to support a family, while employed in an organization that officially discouraged married men from...
SGM Christian A. Fleetwood was born during a time when African Americans were only looked at as property not an equal. Because there was a disruption of trade with Liberia SGM Christian A. Fleetwood enlisted in the Union Army. After enlisting, his...
The latter half of the 19th century was a tumultuous one for the US Army in the west. The Army also saw many changes and improvements, improvements in weapons, equipment, and transportation to name but a few. The bill of 1869, which led to the...
SGM Christian A. Fleetwood was born during a time when African Americans were only looked at as property not an equal. Because there was a disruption of trade with Liberia SGM Christian A. Fleetwood enlisted in the Union Army. After enlisting, his...
Prior to the beginning of the Spanish-American war, the Army was composed of twenty-six thousand regulars. The small army would be able to perform limited operations while the nation mobilized a larger force. Individual soldiers had trained well,...
The Army after the Civil War was a victim of the times. The public had developed a dislike for the Army after they experienced the discipline required to be a soldier and treatment necessary to ensure discipline and good order. Additionally, many...
This thesis examines the Battle of Hampton Roads, 8 and 9 March 1862, the first battle of ironclads, to determine if it was a Revolution in Military Affairs. This study is an analysis of naval developments prior to March 1862, the battle, and the...
This study is a historical analysis of the Chickamauga Campaign from the perspective of ordnance logistics. It focuses on the two major arms used on the Civil War battlefields, namely shoulder-fired arms and field artillery. First, this...