Editorial by Michael K. Shaffer, Kennesaw State University's Civil War Center.
For the Washington County News.
Southwest Virginia, swvatoday.
Excerpt: “During the American Civil War, combatants continued to fight under the influence of Napoleon, and the victories the ‘Little Emperor' achieved during his reign in France. Napoleonic tactics, espoused via the writings of nineteenth-century French military theorist Jomini, and the ready adoption of Professor Dennis Hart Mahon at West Point, served as the nucleus of martial training for many young officers.”
