The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern Warfare: Ideas, Organization, and Field Command [Paperback]

. . . a major contribution to our knowledge of the place of the Civil War in the history of warfare. . . . I have long hoped for a sound history of Civil War military staffs . . . I need hope no more; Hagerman has covered this subject also, with the same assured expertness that he gives to tactics and technology. Russell F. Weigley

. . . this fine book deserves a place on the shelves of all military historians in this country and abroad. American Historical Review

. . . a first rate book . . . impressive . . . an imposing work . . . Journal of American History

This book is filled with enlightening information. . . . ought to be a standard for many years to come and should be required reading for any serious Civil War military historian. Journal of Southern History

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Ideas and Education

1. Theory, Doctrine, and the Tactical Maze: From Jomini to Dennis Hart Mahan

Early Change and Continuity in the East

2. Tactical and Strategic Reorganization: McCleilan and the Origins of Professionalism
3. More Reorganization: The Army of the Potomac

Elan, Tradition, and Change in Confederate Virginia

4. Elan and Organization: Early Field Command in Virginia
5. Intimations of Modern Warfare: Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia

Continuity and Change Western Style

6.Manuever and Tactics: The First and Second Lines of Confederate Defense
7. The Emergence of Trench Warfare: The Third Lines of Confederate Defense
8. Trench Warfare and Maneuver

Organizational Irony

9. Loss of Legitimacy: The Peculiar Fate of Engineering Organization

New Thresholds of Modern Warfare
10. Position and Attrition: From the Wilderness to Richmond
11. Organization, Maneuver, and the Strategy of Exhaustion: To Atlanta and Beyond

Notes
Works Cited
Index

Illustrations Follow p. 78