The Union Army, 1861--1865, Volume 2: Organization and Operations, the Western Theater
Welcher continues his excellent work on the organization and operations of the Union Army (begun with Vol. 1: The Eastern Theater , LJ 5/1/89), this time focusing on the Western theater. He provides a complete account of all the military divisions, departments, field armies, army corps, and miscellaneous organizations that operated in the West during the Civil War. A complete history of each unit, detailing battles and skirmishes and listing the commanding officers in each instance, allows the reader to track its military activity. The first section of the book deals with the organizations of the various units; the second lists the battles and campaigns; and the third describes the battles and campaigns of the Western theater, noting the organization of each unit involved before the description. A comprehensive index enhances the usefulness of the book. The wealth of detailed information brought together here makes this one of the most outstanding books ever published on the Union Army during the Civil War period.- W. Walter Wicker, Louisiana Technological Univ., RustonCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.