The Confederate Military Forces in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1861-1865: A Study in Command

Description

Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Savas Beatie – September 2022

After July 1863, the only viable Confederate agency west of the great river was the headquarters at Shreveport. That hub of activity became the sole location to which all isolated players, civilians and military alike, could look for immediate overall leadership and a sense of Confederate solidarity. By filling these needs, the Trans-Mississippi Department assumed a unique and vital role among Confederate military departments and provided a focus for continued Confederate resistance west of the Mississippi River.

This intriguing book traces the evolution of Confederate command and how it affected the shifting strategic situation and general course of the war. Military field operations are discussed as needed, but Geise emphasizes the functioning of headquarters and staff—the central nervous system of any military command.