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

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Tomblin, Barbara [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2016]Description: 1 online resource (370 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates, map)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780813167053
0813167051
9780813167817
0813167817
9780813167046
0813167043

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Civil War on the Mississippi.DDC classification:

973.7/462 23

LOC classification:

E470.8 .T66 2016

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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 perspectives on lesser-known aspects of the conflict from ordinary sailors.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-344) and index.

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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 perspectives on lesser-known aspects of the conflict from ordinary sailors.

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