Civil War special forces : the elite and distinct fighting units of the Union and Confederate armies / Robert P. Broadwater.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Broadwater, Robert P., 1958-
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, ©2014.
Subjects:
United States. > Army > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Confederate States of America. > Army.
Special forces (Military science) > United States > History > 19th century.
Special forces (Military science) > Confederate States of America.
United States > History > Regimental histories. > Civil War, 1861-1865
Physical Description:xi, 285 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The Zouaves
  • The Lancers
  • The Pikemen
  • Horse artillery
  • The machine gunners
  • The Rocket Battalion
  • The Chemical Corps
  • Light divisions
  • The Balloon Corps
  • The Signal Corps
  • Snipers and sharpshooters
  • The Ambulance Corps
  • Partisan Rangers
  • Scouts and spies
  • The Marines
  • Sappers and miners
  • Junior reserves
  • Senior reserves
  • The submariners
  • The ironclads
  • The women
  • The U.S. Colored Troops
  • The Native Americans
  • Summation of combat efficiency.