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Freedom by the Sword: The U.S. Colored Troops, 1862-1867
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Gabel, Christopher R. Railroad Generalship:
Foundations of Civil War Strategy
. Fort Leavenworth: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1997.
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Gabel, Christopher R.
Rails to Oblivion: The Decline of Confederate Railroads in the Civil War
. Fort Leavenworth: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 2002.
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Robertson, William G., et al.
Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Chickamauga, 18-20 September 1863
. Fort Leavenworth: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1992.
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Cameron, Robert S.
Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Perryville, 8 October 1862
. Fort Leavenworth: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 2005.
Gudmens, Jeffrey J.
Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Shiloh, 6-7 April 1862
. Fort Leavenworth: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 2004.
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King, Curtis S., et al.
Staff Ride Handbook for the Overland Campaign, Virginia, 4 May to 15 June 1864: A Study in Operational-Level Command
. Fort Leavenworth: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 2009.
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Gabel, Christopher R.
Staff Ride Handbook for the Vicksburg Campaign, December 1862-July 1863
. Fort Leavenworth: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 2001.
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Knapp, George E.
Wilson’s Creek Staff Ride and Battlefield Tour
. Fort Leavenworth: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1993.
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