Black Silk and Gold Cord: Staff and Headquarters Operations in the Army of the Potomac, 1861-1865

By J. Boone Bartholomees, Jr
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Published: Feb. 27, 2013
Words: 299,811 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781301517091


Short description

Black Silk and Gold Cord is a study of staffs in the Union army in the eastern theater during the US Civil War. It examines all areas of staff staff support to the army and the processes and procedures used as well as headquarters life. A separate chapter examines Ulysses Grant's headquarters and staff. Includes maps, a collection of pictures, a bibliography, and hyperlinked endnotes

Extended description

Black Silk and Gold Cord (taken from contemporary regulations for the uniform of a staff officer) is a study of how the Army of the Potomac, the Union army in the eastern theater during the US Civil War, organized and conducted headquarters and staff operations. Subjects covered include personnel management, logistics, engineering, pay, rations and subsistence, ordnance, railroad management, medical, signal, chaplain, provost marshal, and judge advocate affairs, as well as planning and supervision of combat and intelligence operations. The study examines staff selection, training, procedures, processes, authority, and relations with commanders. It focuses at corps and higher level, although there is some discussion of division and brigade headquarters. Black Silk and Gold Cord also provides details of headquarters facilities and life. A separate chapter examines Ulysses Grant's headquarters and staff (not a part of the Army of the Potomac). Includes maps, a collection of pictures, a .. (Read more)

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civil war, hooker, army, ulysses grant, staff, burnside, headquarters, army of the potomac, mcclellan, meade

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