Civil War Field Fortifications
Table of Contents
Please see the Notices at the bottom of this page.
Civil War Field Fortifications Home Page
A Brief Introduction to the Basic Elements of Civil War Field Fortifications
Standard Proportions for the Elements of Field Works
Lines of Circumvallation and Countervallation
A Glossary of Terms Applied to Civil War Field Fortifications
Mahan's Principles for the Design and Defense of Field Fortifications
General G. H. DuFour on the Attack and Defense of Redoubts
Captain Ed. De La Barre-Duparcq on Redoubts
Henry Wager Halleck on the Attack and Defense of Intrenchments
Regulations for the Defense of Fortified Places, 1857
Colonel Jebb on the Attack of Fortifications
Brig. Gen. John G. Barnard's Report of the Siege of Yorktown
Dennis Hart Mahan on the Attack and Defence of Intrenchments
Links: Other websites relevant to the study of field fortifications
More Links: A variety of useful and interesting websites
Fortification Images
A selection of edited image sets illustrating field and permanent fortifications.
Fortification Images Main Menu
Fortress Rosecrans Grenada, Miss. Fort Donelson
Stockade Redan Fort Garrott South Fort Navy Circle
Fort Blakeley Fort McAllister Fort Southerland Fort Pillow
Battery Robinett, Corinth Battery F, Corinth
Dug Gap, Dalton, Georgia Columbus, Kentucky
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7/23/99
Two new links have been added on the first links page.
8/02/99
Fortifications Images, a new section briefly illustrating fortification sites with a small sample of images has been added. The Download Section has been removed.
8/08/99
A series of Detailed Notes is now available. See the Index For Detailed Notes.
9/04/99
A Detailed Note on Traces and Classifications of Field Fortifications has been added.
10/05/99
Fort Norton on Jackson Hill at Rome Georgia has been added to Fortification Images
10/08/99
A new section has been added to the links page for selected Commercial Sites. This is not paid advertising. I received a request for a link exchange from a company that offers a service that I have used in the past and felt that the quality of both their products and service warranted a link.
Neither Smokey nor Missing...Links to some interesting and relevant sites.
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