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Originally Posted by mt155  The 29th division that hit the beaches of Normandy was made up of Maryland boys and Virginia boys from the same area that the Stonewall Brigade was formed. Today there is still a 69th NY that traces it roots back to the same regiment of Irish Brigade fame. Are there any more modern day units with the same unit designation from the CW? If so how many are there? Can anyone recommend a book our website on this topic? West Point perhaps.
Mike T. |
Center for military history (CMH) hasa full Div history of WW2 units, and iirc traces their liniage.
http://www.history.army.mil/
Try here as well.
http://usacac.army.mil/CAC/csi/ is the one you want iirc
http://usacac.army.mil/CAC/csi/RandP/CSIpubs.asp
for those reading and only into WBTS:last link allows DL or online reading of the follwing.
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After Action Report [Little Round Top] (CSIRP)
(PDF) (HTML)
Railroad Generalship: Foundations of Civil War Strategy (SS)
(PDF) (HTML)
Rails to Oblivion: The Decline of Confederate Railroads in
the Civil War (SS)
(PDF)
Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Chickamauga,
18-20 September 1863 (SR)
(PDF) (HTML)
Staff Ride Handbook for the Overland Campaign, Virginia,
4 May to 15 June 1864: A Study in Operational-level
Command (SR)
(PDF)
Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Perryville,
8 October 1862 (SR)
(PDF)
Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Shiloh,
6-7 April 1862 (SR)
(PDF)
Staff Ride Handbook for the Vicksburg Campaign,
December 1862- July 1863 (SR)
(PDF) (HTML)
Wilson's Creek Staff Ride and Battlefield Tour (SR)
(PDF) (HTML)
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