Rocks and Rifles

The Influence of Geology on Combat and Tactics during the American Civil War

Scott Hippensteel (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

X, 321 Seiten

2018 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-00876-5 (ISBN)

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This book discusses the relationship between geology and fighting during the American Civil War. Terrain was largely determined by the underlying rocks and how the rocks weathered. This book explores the difference in rock type between multiple battlegrounds and how these rocks influenced the combat, tactics, and strategies employed by the soldiers and their commanding officers at different scales.

Scott Hippensteel's scientific research interests are primarily focused on using microfossils to solve environmental and geoarchaeological problems. Many of his research publications are related to paleotempestology, the study of ancient hurricanes, and factors that influence the records of sea-level rise over the last 10,000 years. More recently he has been applying micropaleontology to archaeological studies, including reconstructing Civil War landscapes and identifying the ways that battlefields have changed over time. These reconstructions are especially important in dynamic coastal settings. The most interesting research he's conducted in his career occurred after he joined the research team studying the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley. He is studying the sediments and microfossils from within the submarine hull to provide insights into the cause of sinking and exceptional taphonomic preservation of the crew.

Chapter1. Introduction.- Part I. Igneous Rocks.- Chapter2. Second Manassas.- Chapter3. Gettysburg.- Chapter4. Geomorphology and Civil War Combat Photography.- Part II. Metamorphic Rocks.- Chapter5. South Mountain.- Chapter6. Spotsylvania Court House.- Chapter7. Kennesaw Mountain.- Part III. Sedimentary Rocks.- Chapter8. Antietam.- Chapter9. Fredericksburg.- Chapter10. Stones River.- Chapter11. Petersburg.- Chapter12. Morris Island.- Chapter13. Conclusion.

"Scott Hippensteel's Rocks and Rifles succeeds admirably in bringing a renewed appreciation of geology to Civil War military history. It is certainly true that intimate knowledge of the ground is an essential prerequisite for comprehensive mastery of any given battle history, and Hippensteel's study offers readers and experts alike a series of fresh and informed glimpses of yet another layer of understanding."(Andrew Wagenhoffer, Civil War Books and Authors)

Erscheinungsdatum	27.11.2018
Reihe/Serie	Advances in Military Geosciences
Zusatzinfo	X, 321 p. 144 illus., 105 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	679 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
Schlagworte	American Civil War • Antietam • Battles on rocky ground • chickamauga • combat on high ground • Fall Line • Geology • geomorphology • Gettysburg • historical geology • Kennesaw Mountain • Second Manassas • Structural Geology
ISBN-10	3-030-00876-2 / 3030008762
ISBN-13	978-3-030-00876-5 / 9783030008765
Zustand	Neuware