Black Silk and Gold Cord: Staff and Headquarters Operations in the Army of the Potomac, 1861-1865

Black Silk and Gold Cord (taken from contemporary regulations for the uniform of a staff officer) is a study of how the Army of the Potomac, the Union army in the eastern theater during the US Civil War, organized and conducted headquarters and staff operations. Subjects covered include personnel management, logistics, engineering, pay, rations and subsistence, ordnance, railroad management, medic...