Earl B Mcelfresh: 6 books

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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