What is the impact of acoustic shadow in Civil War battles?

[DaydreamNation]

Hello, new member here. I am a music composition and music technology instructor who will be teaching a course on musical acoustics this year. I want to be sure that I fully grasp all the 'reasons why' before I get up on the podium!

 

[jedishrfu]

Welcome to PF!

While not musical, there's a few stories of how Civil War battles were lost because of acoustic shadow:

http://www.nellaware.com/blog/acoustic-shadow-in-the-civil-war.html

If you have questions or want to continue the discussion then open a new thread in the relevant forum (general physics I think) with your questions as few people ever view the new member intros.