The departmental system and Confederate strategy in the West

dc.contributor.author	Toews, Ryan Peter.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-05-23T21:02:32Z
dc.date.available	2012-05-23T21:02:32Z
dc.date.issued	1991	en_US
dc.degree.discipline	History	en_US
dc.degree.level	Master of Arts (M.A.)	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The system of geographically defined military departments set the parameters for both the planning and the implementation of Confederate strategy during the American Civil War. This thesis shows how specific changes in the departmental organization interacted with the changes in southern strategy in the West. First, the growth of the departmental system is chronologically outlined and discussed in terms of the various factors which influenced its development. Second, the problems in the evolving departmental structure are examined; these primarily were rooted in the inherent tensions between regionally based departments and the need for greater unity of command. Within this context, Jefferson Davis is evaluated in his role as Commander-in-Chief of the Confederate army. Finally the departmental system is considered regarding its contribution towards the final Confederate defeat in the West.	en_US
dc.format.extent	vii, 159 leaves :	en_US
dc.identifier	ocm72784431	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1993/7211
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.rights	open access	en_US
dc.title	The departmental system and Confederate strategy in the West	en_US
dc.type	master thesis	en_US
local.subject.manitoba	yes	en_US

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