The advent and progression of the civil war was a typical representation of what Jomini had written don in his book. According to the textbook authored by Jomini, maneuver and position are very critical towards acquiring victories in battles. In order to take full control of the battlefield, the commander has a big role to play by occupying the highest point in the battlefield to give him a strategic position that can assist him determine the enemy’s weakest point so as to concentrate power and attacks on that point to assist in getting a breakthrough to the opposition. Jomini’s assertions had various models that were used I the war including the retreatment strategies in order to spare the armies for other engagements.

The armies that were engaged in the civil war included the artillery, cavalry and the infantry. All these armies had other specialist supporting members from the Engineers and the Quartermaster Corps with specialist skills. The reconnaissance was the principal in charge of the cavalry. The battle plans and raids were based on the information from the cavalry’s. The artillery groups were organized into bands and groups that advanced the organized attacks. These individuals had all the strategies and the equipment to advance the attacks on the enemies.

The infantry formed a crucial part of the army because was the backbone. T6his is because the members of these groups were responsible for putting the last assault on the enemies. The sophisticated command structure for this group ensured that the members of their group had sufficient fire and ability to enhance the combats. Except for the few sharpshooters who were part of the group, the foot soldiers executed their combats randomly. Most of the confrontations took place deep into the forests and mountains. This led to the filling of the air with massive muskets and smog.

Most of the people who were engaged in the civil war were youths between 17 and 25 years and the other drummer boys constituted of teenagers who were as young as 12 years. The poor farmers had the biggest contributors in the participants of the war as compared to the members of the other social classes. In 1863, there were major social protests in New York that led to attacks on various people who were perceived the main causes of the war. Among the, the black were lynched because of their perceived contribution to the war. Even the ordinary people were engaged in the conflict because of their positions, especially the owners of the slaves.

The women were also critical figures in the war, the innocence of the women was strategically used in order to gather some intelligence information that was used in the planning and execution of the war. This is because they played their role as spies. Some of the agents that were used in the war include Rose Greenhow and Harriet Tubman. Marty Elizabeth was also used at her position to gather information that aided the war. The slaves were also sources of information because of the intimate closeness they had to their masters who were elemental figures in the war.

In 1861, there was a sobering mood being acquired in the society with all those who were present appreciated the war to be a big adventure and experience. So0me had taken it as a vacation from hog and plow. Some units in that time adopted some names that closely associated themselves with the structures and their compositions in the war and the major events that occurred. This was one of the most memorable moments across the world and it marked a critical moment in the Lincoln era.