A Brother's War
The Civil War is often called a "Brother's War", but what does that mean? In our first episode we explain what we believe the true meaning of A "Brother's War" is.
SHOW NOTES:
Army Organization:
RECRUIT- an individual soldier
COMPANY -100 men from a local region or town led by a Captain
REGIMENT- usually 10 companies organized by a state led by a Colonel
BRIGADE- 3-5 Regiments joined together led by a Brigadier General
DIVISION- 2-4 Brigades organized together led by a Brigadier General
CORPS- Semi autonomous "mini" army with all arms of service led by a Major General
ARMY- divisions (CSA) or Corps (USA) organized and functioning together. We are talking mainly about the Army of Northern Virginia (CSA) and the Army of the Potomac (USA)
LINKS:
Save Historic Antietam Foundation
www.shaf.org
SOURCES:
Kimball
George Kimball, A Corporal’s Story: Civil War Recollections of the Twelfth Massachusetts. Ed. Alan D. Gaff and Donald H. Gaff. Norman: Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 2014.
Gaston
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/two-texas-brothers-at-antietam.143943/
Polley, J.B. Hood’s Texas Brigade: Its Marches, Its Battles, Its Achievements
Lee
Moore, Edward A. The story of a cannoneer under Stonewall Jackson. New York: Neale. 1907.
Sumner
Camp and Field: Sketches of Army Life Written by Those who Followed the Flag. ’61-’65. Cleveland, OH: N.G. Hamilton Publishing Company, 1892,
Anonymous father & son
Talcott
http://john-banks.blogspot.com/2012/02/antietam-connecticuts-civil-war.html
Burr
Bank, John. Connecticut Yankees at Antietam. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2013
