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The Supply for Tomorrow Must Not Fail: The Civil War of Captain Simon Perkins Jr., Union Quartermaster Kindle Edition

by Lenette Taylor (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Captain Simon Perkins Jr. and his fellow quartermasters helped make the Union’s victory possible by providing the Federal army with clothing and camp equipment, livestock and forage, wagon and railroad transportation, offices, warehouses, and hospitals, despite bad weather, unserviceable railroads, and lack of transportation.“The Supply for Tomorrow Must Not Fail” examines Perkins’s responsibilities, the difficult situations he encountered and overcame, and the successes he achieved as part of a team of determined and dependable supply officers, whose duties were critical to successful Union military operations.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00J5O7J6K
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kent State University Press (January 5, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 5, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5420 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 387 pages

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Daniel Carey

A must have book for the serious student of the Civil War

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2008

This book is one that should be on the shelf of every serious student of the Civil War and major libraries. It covers in depth through the use of primary documents the story of one US Army Quartermaster officer during the Civil War. CPT Perkins served in a variety of roles in the Western Theater, shedding light on how the forces in the field were supported. It discusses his challenges and his sucesses. I found it interesting to read about how much correspondence he received every day; we in the email age think we get a lot, but he certainly got a lot more. This book gave me a much better understanding of what it took to maintain a Civil War era army in the field.

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M. Gladysz

Tremendous Addition

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2004

This is a tremendous addition to a little studied area of Civil War military science - supply and movement of the wherewithal. A 1990 find still bound in government 'red tape', these records provided rich background on the incredible paperwork and labor needed to supply the hay, grain, horses and mules, ordinance, hospitals, quarters, and the myriad other items needed by a fighting force. We tend not to comprehend the millions of pounds of grain and hay required for just one campaign, for example, nor do we think of the civilian clerks, laborers, teamsters, and others that helped carry out the quartermaster function. This activity was replicated wherever Union soldiers served. All this plus fascinating background on the 23-year-old Captain Simon Perkins, Quartermaster in the Western Theater.

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