Wig-Wags Series

As I have taken to posting on some topics in a “series” format, and have had considerable interest in some of them, this page will serve as portal for links to the most popular.

The Civil War as Second American Revolution

Cogitating on Abraham Lincoln as “Revolutionary”

The Civil War as Revolution – Part I

The Civil War as Revolution – Part II

The Revolutionaries of the American Civil War

Exploring Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the American Civil War – 1: Introduction

Causes of the American Civil War – 2: Antebellum America

Causes of the American Civil War – 3: The Antebellum South

Causes of the American Civil War – 4: The Antebellum North

Causes of the American Civil War – 5: The Rise of Sectional Disputes

Causes of the American Civil War – 6: The Contribution of Constitutional Ambiguity

Causes of the American Civil War – 7: Political Discord, Slavery, and the Fight for Political Control

Causes of the American Civil War – 8: The Influence of the Individual

Causes of the American Civil War – 9: The Debate Over the War’s Inevitability

The Experience of Soldiers

Civil War Weapons Carried by Soldiers

Why Men Fought in the Civil War

The Civil War Experience: Lice, Disease and Quinine

Death and Injury on the Battlefield – Part I

Death and Injury on the Battlefield – Part II

Jomini on the Nature of War

Part I: Introduction is available here,

Part II: The Burgeoning Military Theorist here,

Part III: The Founder of Modern Strategy here,

Part IV: The Basics here,

Part V: Lines of Operation here, and

Part VI – The Conduct of War here.

Also, Scientific Optimism: Jomini and the U.S. Army