Our War Veterans And Some of Their World

Collection

Actions

Military actions, campaigns, and operations.

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ActionnameCodenameDatedescriptionActiondateActiondescriptionUs LeaderCampaignWar ConflictRemarks
Action at Thoroughfare Gap VANov 4 1862
Action at Tiptonville TNApr 8 1862
Action at Toll Gate, White Post VAAug 11 1864
Action at Town Creek ALApr 28 1863
Action at Trevillian Station VAJun 11-12 18611861-06-11 00:00:00.000
Action at Triune TNJun 8 18631863-06-08 00:00:00.000
Action at Triune TNJun 9 18631863-06-09 00:00:00.000
Action at Triune TNJun 11 18631863-06-11 00:00:00.000
Action at Tulifinny River SCDec 6 28641864-12-06 00:00:00.000
Action at Tunstall's Station VAJun 21 1861
Action at Turkey Creek VAJul 12 1861
Action at Tuscaloosa ALApr 3 1865
Action at Tuscumbia ALApr 22 1863
Action at Tuscumbia ALApr 24 1862
Action at Tuscumbia ALFeb 22 1863
Action at Union City TNMar 24 18641864-03-24 00:00:00.000
Action at United States Ford VAMay 19 1864
Action at University Depot TNJul 4 1863
Action at Varnell Station GAMay 9 18641864-05-09 00:00:00.000
Action at Varnell Station GAMay 12 18641864-05-12 00:00:00.000
Action at Vaughan Road VAAug 24 18641864-08-24 00:00:00.000
Action at Vaught's Hill TNMar 20 18631863-03-20 00:00:00.000
Action at Venus Point GAFeb 15 18621862-02-15 00:00:00.000
Action at Vermillion Bayou LANov 11 18631863-11-11 00:00:00.000
Action at Vienna VAJun 17 18611861-06-17 00:00:00.000
Action at Village Creek ARJun 12 18621862-06-12 00:00:00.000
Action at Waddell's Farm ARJun 12 18621862-06-12 00:00:00.000
Action at Walker's Ford TNDec 2 18631863-12-02 00:00:00.000
Action at Wallace's Ferry ARJul 26 18641864-07-26 00:00:00.000
Action at Ware Bottom Church VAMay 20 18641864-05-20 00:00:00.000
Action at Warrenton Junction VAMar 29 18621862-03-29 00:00:00.000
Action at Warrenton Springs VAAug 23-24 18621862-08-23 00:00:00.000
Action at Warrenton Springs VAAug 26 18621862-08-26 00:00:00.000
Action at Warrenton Springs VANov 15 18621862-11-15 00:00:00.000
Action at Warrenton Springs VAOct 12 18631863-10-12 00:00:00.000
Action at Washington LAOct 24 18631863-10-24 00:00:00.000
Action at Watauga River TNApr 25 18641864-04-25 00:00:00.000
Action at Watkins House VAMar 25 18651865-03-25 00:00:00.000
Action at Welaka FLFeb 5 18651865-02-05 00:00:00.000
Action at Welaka FLMar 19 18651865-03-19 00:00:00.000
Action at West Harpeth River TNDec 17 18641864-12-17 00:00:00.000
Action at West Point GAApr 16 18651865-04-16 00:00:00.000
Action at Wet Glaize MOOct 13 18611861-10-13 00:00:00.000
Action at White House VAJun 21 18641864-06-21 00:00:00.000
Action at White Oak Swamp VAJun 23 18641864-06-23 00:00:00.000
Action at White River ARApr 26 18631863-04-26 00:00:00.000
Action at White's Station TNJun 20 18641864-06-20 00:00:00.000
Action at Whittaker's Mille VAApr 11 18631863-04-11 00:00:00.000
Action at Wier Bottom Church VAJun 20 18641864-06-20 00:00:00.000
Action at Wilkinson's Pike TNDec 7 18641864-12-07 00:00:00.000
Background and Sources Collection notes, historical context, and related resources

Battles and other Actions

I suppose most of the people who are interested in the military and its past are mainly interested in the “action”. They want to read about the battles. In that sense, this page of my site may be of the most interest to more people. I give some of the sources I’ve used, mostly the official ones, on that subject. Of course there are endless books and other publications about the history of the wars and the battles, many being available in almost any large book store or online.

Civil War

The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, published by the U.S. Army in 128 volumes, are available on disc in a publication titled Civil War-CD-ROM. It is available through the used book market and online.

Of course there are countless books on this popular subject, including a number on many of the individual regiments, both Union and Confederate. An excellent example of the latter is the H.E. Howard series on each of the Virginia Regiments, and some separate battalions. Some are still available new, others most likely in the used book market.

World War I

The United States Army Center of Military History published a number of volumes about the Army’s role in World War I. The Center has made these volumes available on a set of three CD’s.

World War II

Army

The Army has published dozens of volumes that describe its ground forces actions during World War II. They are commonly called “The green books” because they are bound in green covers with a red band on their spine in which the particular theater covered by each volume is described. Many cover the various campaigns of the war, such as Cross Channel Attack (the invasion of Normandy), or The Last Offensive (the Army’s part in the invasion of Okinawa) while others describe the organization and accomplishments of the various technical services (quartermaster, ordnance, etc.). Many contain excellent foldout maps bound into them to help the reader follow exactly where things happened. (The Army makes wonderful maps!)

These books were not available in commercial book stores, having been distributed by the Government Printing Office (GPO). Most are probably available through the used book market, and some may still be available from the GPO book store system via the Internet.

Navy

Probably the most famous and widely used official history of World War II is Samuel Eliot Morison’s 15 volume History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II, published by Little Brown (formerly Atlantic Little Brown). Dr. Morison was already a famous historian before the war and was commissioned by the Navy specifically to write its history of the war, so it is considered “official” even though published commercially, unlike that of the Army, described above.

These volumes contain a wealth of narrative material describing the actions, as well as photographs and maps, and frequently “order of battle” lists of the ships and their commanders, as well as the organization to which each ship was assigned for that action.

Marine Corps

The Marine Corps also published a multi-volume history of their operations during World War II. I have the first three volumes, and there may be as many as six. These were “official” publications and as far as I know, were not distributed through commercial book stores. They should still be available through the used book market.

Air Force

The Air Force was established as a separate military service in 1947. During World War II it was called Army Air Forces, as part of the Army.

A comprehensive seven-volume series of books was published about the Army Air Forces’ role in the war titled The Army Air Forces in World War II, by James L. Cate and Wesley F. Cravens.

These volumes are probably available only through the used book market.

Korean War

As with World War II, each of the military services published official histories of their parts in the war. Probably the best and most readable was the five-volume set published by the Marine Corps. The most voluminous and factually detailed, as might be expected, was by the Army (several volumes). The Navy and Air Force published single volume histories.