American Civil War guerrilla tactics
By: Sean McLachlan ; illustrated by Gerry Embleton
Contributors: Embleton, G. A. (Gerry A.)
Series: Elite -- 174
Publisher: Osprey
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781846034947; 9781849081085
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Definition of terms: guerrillas, partisan rangers and cavalry raiders ; The training ground: "Bleeding Kansas"; title: The Irregulars' War: Early guerrillas: Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri ; The Partisan Ranger Act ; Arkansas, the spiral of reprisals: Lawrence, Kansas, and the Missouri evictions ; 1862: Cavalry raiders, Morgan and Forrest, consequences of the Conscription Act ; 1863-64: Union precautions, Confederate raids, Morgan, Mosby ; 1865: the final months; title: The leaders: Guerrillas, partisan rangers; title: Organization & tactics: leadership ; Clothing and weapons: guerrillas, partisan rangers ; Tactics: guerrillas and antiguerrillas ; Centralia and Rawlings Lane ; Partisan rangers and cavalry raiders; title: The impact on irregular warfare: Guerrillas and the civilian population ; Guerrillas and the regular armies ; The effectiveness of irregular warfare; title: Aftermath.