Alice: Artillery Corps: heavy weaponry? cannons? Cavalry Corps: soldiers who rode on horses? Infantry Corps: everyone else on foot? I'm trying to get the gist before I hit the books. Is Corps short for Corporations? It's a wonder anyone could win a war let alone fight a war with all this planning and designing going on just to strategize. "I'm tired already." More musings later. --Manaia ++++ --- Alice Gayley <agayley@verizon.net> wrote: > Manaia, > > Generally, > > An Army was made up of one Artillery Corps, one > Cavalry Corps and an > Infantry Corps. > > The Infantry Corps was made up of divisions (two or > three or more). > Infantry Divisions were made up of Brigades (usually > three or more) > Brigades were made up of Regiments (no fixed number > generally three or four > or more) > Regiments were made up of Companies (Infantry > regiments usually had ten > companies designed as: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, > and K), although there > were larger regiments. Cavalry regiments usually > had more than ten > companies. > > Battalions were larger than a regiment and smaller > than regiment. Perhaps > some one else can speak to the size of a battalion. > > Hope this helps, > Alice Gayley

Manaia, > > Artillery Corps: heavy weaponry? cannons? Exactly. There was also > "Light" artillery, but we'll save that for a later time. > > Cavalry Corps: soldiers who rode on horses? Exactly. Although sometimes > when they fought in battle they dismounted. > > Infantry Corps: everyone else on foot? Right. > I'm trying to get the gist before I hit the books. Is > Corps short for Corporations? No, it's a French term as in "esprit de > corps." > > It's a wonder anyone could win a war let alone fight a > war with all this planning and designing going on just > to strategize. Well, think about our foreign relations in today's world. What else are they except planned and designed strategies to prevent some other country from attacking us, either at home or elsewhere in the world? Battle strategies are almost as old as man himself. Think about the Romans and the Carthagens, or the British and the U. S. Army in the Revolutionary war. War is not simple; never has been. Yes, the individual soldier has to run into battle and shot at what he sees, but there are those above him who have picked his target, decided the direction in which he will run, and the time he steps off. Having grown up during WWII, I'm always in awe of the men in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars when linear warfare was used. How could you just line up and start shooting at each other, e. g., Pickett's charge at Gettysburg? It's easier to understand hiding behind rocks, buildings, etc. to protect yourself and not making yourself a target. I'm all for ambush! Alice > "I'm tired already." More musings later. > > --Manaia > > ++++ > > --- Alice Gayley <agayley@verizon.net> wrote: > >> Manaia, >> >> Generally, >> >> An Army was made up of one Artillery Corps, one >> Cavalry Corps and an >> Infantry Corps. >> >> The Infantry Corps was made up of divisions (two or >> three or more). >> Infantry Divisions were made up of Brigades (usually >> three or more) >> Brigades were made up of Regiments (no fixed number >> generally three or four >> or more) >> Regiments were made up of Companies (Infantry >> regiments usually had ten >> companies designed as: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, >> and K), although there >> were larger regiments. Cavalry regiments usually >> had more than ten >> companies. >> >> Battalions were larger than a regiment and smaller >> than regiment. Perhaps >> some one else can speak to the size of a battalion. >> >> Hope this helps, >> Alice Gayley > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

My, my, my... did you miss your true calling? General Gayley! <salute> Remind me to be on your side! --Manaia ++++ --- Alice Gayley <agayley@verizon.net> wrote: > Manaia, > > > > Artillery Corps: heavy weaponry? cannons? > Exactly. There was also > > "Light" artillery, but we'll save that for a later > time. > > > > Cavalry Corps: soldiers who rode on horses? > Exactly. Although sometimes > > when they fought in battle they dismounted. > > > > Infantry Corps: everyone else on foot? Right. > > > I'm trying to get the gist before I hit the books. > Is > > Corps short for Corporations? No, it's a French > term as in "esprit de > > corps." > > > > > It's a wonder anyone could win a war let alone > fight a > > war with all this planning and designing going on > just > > to strategize. > > Well, think about our foreign relations in today's > world. What else are > they except planned and designed strategies to > prevent some other country > from attacking us, either at home or elsewhere in > the world? Battle > strategies are almost as old as man himself. Think > about the Romans and the > Carthagens, or the British and the U. S. Army in the > Revolutionary war. War > is not simple; never has been. Yes, the individual > soldier has to run into > battle and shot at what he sees, but there are those > above him who have > picked his target, decided the direction in which he > will run, and the time > he steps off. > > Having grown up during WWII, I'm always in awe of > the men in the > Revolutionary and Civil Wars when linear warfare was > used. How could you > just line up and start shooting at each other, e. > g., Pickett's charge at > Gettysburg? It's easier to understand hiding behind > rocks, buildings, etc. > to protect yourself and not making yourself a > target. I'm all for ambush! > > Alice