Staff Officers in Gray: A Biographical Register of the Staff Officers in the Army of Northern Virginia (Civil War America): A Biographical Register of ... of Northern Virginia (Civil War America)

This Indispensable Civil War Reference Profiles Some 2,300 Staff Officers In Robert E. Lee's Famous Army Of Northern Virginia. These Men--ordnance Officers, Engineers, Aides-de-camp, And Quartermasters, Among Others--worked At The Side Of Many Of The Confederacy's Greatest Figures, Helping To Feed And Clothe The Army, Maintain Its Discipline, And Operate Its Military Machinery. A Typical Entry Includes The Officer's Full Name, The Date And Place Of His Birth And Death, Details Of His Education And Occupation, And A Synopsis Of His Military Record. An Introduction Discusses The Role Of Staff Officers In The Confederate Army, Describes The Evolution And Importance Of Individual Staff Positions, And Makes Some Broad Generalizations About The Officers' Common Characteristics. Two Appendixes Provide A List Of More Than 3,000 Staff Officers Who Served In Other Armies Of The Confederacy And Complete Rosters Of Known Staff Officers Of Each General In The Army Of Northern Virginia. Synthesizing The Contents Of Thousands Of Unpublished Official Documents, Staff Officers In Gray Will Be Of Interest To Anyone Studying The Battles, Personnel, And Organization Of The Army Of Northern Virginia. Appendix 1 Confederate Staff Officers, Other Than Army Of Northern Virginia 313 -- Appendix 2 General-by-general List Of Army Of Northern Virginia Staff Officers 365. Robert E.l. Krick. This essential Civil War reference profiles some 2,300 staff officers in Robert E. Lee's famous Army of Northern Virginia. These men -- ordnance officers, engineers, aides-de-camp, and quartermasters, among others -- worked at the side of many of the Confederacy's greatest figures, helping to feed and clothe the army, maintain its discipline, and operate its military machinery. A typical entry includes the officer's full name, the date and place of his birth and death, and details of his education and occupation. Each biographical summary also includes a synopsis of the officer's military record. An introduction discusses the role of staff officers in the Confederate army, explaining that the Confederacy's use of staff developed in response to the need to train and support a rapidly growing and sometimes unwieldy army. The introduction also describes the evolution and importance of individual staff positions and makes some broad generalizations about the officers' common characteristics. Two appendixes provide a list of more than 3,000 staff officers who served in other armies of the Confederacy and a complete roster of known staff officers of each general in the Army of Northern Virginia. Synthesizing the contents of thousands of unpublished official documents, Staff Officers in Gray will be of interest to anyone studying the battles, personnel, and organization of the Army of Northern Virginia. By profiling in a single, accessible volume the officers who were largely responsible for the army's day-to-day operations, the book makes a valuable contribution to our knowledge about those who fought in the Civil War.