Civil War special forces
Subtitle: the elite and distinct fighting units of the Union and Confederate armies
By: Robert P. Broadwater
Publisher: Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781440830570; 9781440830587
Subjects: History; Regimental histories; Special forces (Military science); United States. Army; United States; Confederate States of America. Army; Confederate States of America
Notes: Includes bibliographical references(pages 262-270) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Zouaves; title: The Lancers; title: The Pikemen; title: Horse artillery; title: The machine gunners; title: The Rocket Battalion; title: The Chemical Corps; title: Light divisions; title: The Balloon Corps; title: The Signal Corps; title: Snipers and sharpshooters; title: The Ambulance Corps; title: Partisan Rangers; title: Scouts and spies; title: The Marines; title: Sappers and miners; title: Junior reserves; title: Senior reserves; title: The submariners; title: The ironclads; title: The women; title: Black soldiers and the United States Colored Troops; title: The Native Americans; title: Summation of combat efficiency.