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Hippensteel, Scott.

Rocks and riflesthe influence of geology on combat and tactics during the American Civil War /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Rocks and riflesby Scott Hippensteel.
Reminder of title:	the influence of geology on combat and tactics during the American Civil War /
Author:	Hippensteel, Scott.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2019.
Description:	x, 321 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Military geology.
Subject:	United States
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00877-2
ISBN:	9783030008772$q(electronic bk.)

Rocks and riflesthe influence of geology on combat and tactics during the American Civil War /
Hippensteel, Scott.

Rocks and riflesthe influence of geology on combat and tactics during the American Civil War /[electronic resource] :by Scott Hippensteel. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2019. - x, 321 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm. - Advances in military geosciences,2522-8315. - Advances in military geosciences..

Chapter1. Introduction -- Part I. Igneous Rocks -- Chapter2. Second Manassas -- Chapter3. Gettysburg -- Chapter4. Geomorphology and Civil War Combat Photography -- Part II. Metamorphic Rocks -- Chapter5. South Mountain -- Chapter6. Spotsylvania Court House -- Chapter7. Kennesaw Mountain -- Part III. Sedimentary Rocks -- Chapter8. Antietam -- Chapter9. Fredericksburg -- Chapter10. Stones River -- Chapter11. Petersburg -- Chapter12. Morris Island -- Chapter13. Conclusion.

This book discusses the relationship between geology and fighting during the American Civil War. Terrain was largely determined by the underlying rocks and how the rocks weathered. This book explores the difference in rock type between multiple battlegrounds and how these rocks influenced the combat, tactics, and strategies employed by the soldiers and their commanding officers at different scales.

ISBN: 9783030008772$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-00877-2doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

740651
Military geology.
Subjects--Geographical Terms:

236377
United States

LC Class. No.: UG465 / .H577 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 557.3

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