As I have been reading these books, I find that my military knowledge is dismal at best. I understand what infantry, navy, and cavalry are but its the sections of these that I'm unclear about. Could someone please explain to me how these armies are organized? I know that hundreds of thousands of men were involved in these battles (which is mindboggling in and of itself) but how many men are there in a company? regiment? brigade? corps? and division?
Every once in a while the authors have thrown in total numbers but I'm not sure how they break out. For instance, how many men were under McClelland's command at Antietam? etc. I think I would be even more amazed if I truly realized how many men were being moved from one place to another during these battles.
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I found a real good visual that explained how many men are in companies and regiments etc. I will see if I can find it. It helped me alot. I will post it here if I can find it or bring it on the trip.
ReplyDeleteHere is a website that might help. It isn't the one I was thinking of but it will help.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/oud/
Thanks, I appreciate the help. I'll check it
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