The Civil War on the Mississippi : Union Sailors, Gunboat Captains, and the campaign to control the river /

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Drawing heavily on the diaries and letters of officers and common sailors, Barbara Brooks Tomblin explores the years during which the Union Navy fought to win control of the Mississippi. Her approach provides fresh insight into major battles such as Memphis and Vicksburg, but also offers fascinating...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tomblin, Barbara (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2016]
Temas:
1861-1865
HISTORY > Military > Naval.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Military campaigns
Military operations, Naval
Riverine operations
Mississippi River Valley > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Riverine operations.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Campagnes et batailles.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Opérations riveraines.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Opérations navales.
Mississippi River Valley
United States
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The western gunboat flotilla: "a mongrel service"
  • USS Carondelet and Fort Henry
  • Fort Donelson
  • Island No. 10
  • Securing New Orleans
  • The Battle of Plum Point Bend
  • The Battle of Memphis
  • On to Vicksburg!
  • CSS Arkansas
  • The Mississippi Squadron
  • The First Vicksburg Campaign
  • Arkansas Post and Fort Hindman
  • The Steele's Bayou Expedition
  • The Yazoo Pass Expedition of 1863
  • Port Hudson
  • Grand Gulf
  • Blockade and siege: Milliken's Bend and Simmesport
  • Final push to victory
  • Conclusion.

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