Excerpt from Transportation of Troops and Materiel

The object of these pages is to bring together in compact form the elements of military transportation, and to briefly consider the means of providing, organizing, and operating the same under varying conditions.

The endeavor has been to give a general view of this important subject, in a logical and consecutive manner, and it is hoped that the work ill be found a means of ready reference, and of practical value to those entering upon the military profession, and in the hands of the officers of the Militia and Volunteers.

No attempt has been made to elucidate the purely technical features of transportation problems with the execution of which the Quartermasters Department is charged: but rather, while outlining the duties of the staff officer under the conditions cited, to also indicate to the line officer the scope of the problem, and his own responsibility in connection with its solution.

Conditions are taken as they are found, with the idea in each case of utilizing to the best advantage the means at hand. It is fully realized that in many instances conditions could be improved by legislation, but consideration of that phase of the subject has not been contemplated.

Various regulations, manuals, and official reports have been drawn on in the compilation of this work.

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