Confederate Infantryman 1861-65 Social Aspects ISBN13: 9780762188574 ISBN10: 076218857X Material

ISBN13: 9780762188574 ISBN10: 076218857X Material Type: hardcover

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Confederate Infantryman 1861-65 Social Aspects ISBN13: 9780762188574 ISBN10: 076218857X MaterialThe American Civil War (1861 1865) was predominantly an infantryman's war. Artillery had improved substantially since 1815 and guns could inflict murderous losses if they had a clear field of fire. But most Civil War battlefields were characterised by sprawling forests and broken ground. Cavalry were important for reconnaissance, raiding and rearguard actions but there was little scope for sabre charges in the grand old manner when infantrymen armed