Earl B Mcelfresh: 6 books

Cover of A Symposium of Lectures and Articles on Military Mapping Section Two: U. S. Grant and the Vicksburg Campaign
by Earl B. McElfresh
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012

A Symposium of Lectures and Articles on Military Mapping is an ongoing series adapted from presentations made by Earl B. McElfresh to Civil War Round Tables and Map Societies, from monographs accompanying published McElfresh maps, from articles published in various magazines as well as radio presentations...
Cover of A Symposium of Lectures and Articles on Military Mapping Section One: Marching with Maps & Mapping the Shenandoah Valley
by Earl B. McElfresh
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012

A Symposium of Lectures and Articles on Military Mapping is an ongoing series adapted from presentations made by Earl B. McElfresh to Civil War Round Tables and Map Societies, from monographs accompanying published McElfresh maps, from articles published in various magazines as well as radio presentations...
Cover of A Symposium of Lectures and Articles on Military Mapping Section Three: Two Views from Inside Lincoln’s Office
by Earl B. McElfresh
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2012

Two articles: "Since I Came to This Place" describes President Lincoln's White House Office. The second article describes Francis Carpenter's famous painting. All of the items shown in the painting, from the pictures on the wall to the papers on the floor, have some significance...
Cover of A Symposium of Lectures and Articles on Military Mapping Section Six: Make Straight His Path: Maps and Topography in the Civil War & Military Mapping: Robert E. Lee Moves to Gettysburg
by Earl B. McElfresh
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013

Military maps are not like civilian road maps which merely outline a transportation network. Military maps encompass a complete inventory of the topography of the geographic areas an army might march through or fight over. An army without detailed accurate maps is like a person walking blindfolded...
Cover of A Symposium of Lectures and Articles on Military Mapping Section Five: Getting There First: Essays on Three Civil War Mapmakers
by Earl B. McElfresh
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013

Maps & the engineers that made them performed some of the most crucial tasks of the Civil War. The mapmakers & their maps are often overlooked, but they could make the difference between a successful campaign & a lost battle. These are the men that commanders paid close attention to even...
Cover of Robert E. Lee Fails: Mapping Gettysburg
by Earl B. McElfresh
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013

Did hubris lead Robert E. Lee astray in the Gettysburg Campaign?
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