Mr. Lincoln's Brown Water Navy

Informationen zum Autor By Gary D. Joiner Klappentext Mr. Lincoln's Brown Water Navy: The Mississippi Squadron describes the Civil War as fought on the rivers of the West. The ironclads and gunboats protected army forces and convoyed much needed supplies to far-flung Federal forces. They patrolled thousands of miles of rivers and fought battles that were every bit as harrowing as land engagements. This book is about the men who fought under these conditions and the highly improvised boats in which they fought. Zusammenfassung The ironclads and gunboats protected army forces and convoyed much needed supplies to far-flung Federal forces. They patrolled thousands of miles of rivers and fought battles that were every bit as harrowing as land engagements. This book is about the men who fought under these conditions and the highly improvised boats in which they fought. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Blue Water and the Anaconda Chapter 2: Mr. Welles, Mr. Eads and Mr. Pook: Creating the Brown Water Navy Chapter 3: Early Actions from Belmont to the Battle of Shiloh Chapter 4: Striking South Chapter 5: The Lower River Chapter 6: The Mississippi Squadron Chapter 7: Vicksburg Chapter 8: The Red River Campaign Chapter 9: Epilogue: To the End of the War and After Bibliography

Autorentext
By Gary D. Joiner

Klappentext
Mr. Lincoln's Brown Water Navy: The Mississippi Squadron describes the Civil War as fought on the rivers of the West. The ironclads and gunboats protected army forces and convoyed much needed supplies to far-flung Federal forces. They patrolled thousands of miles of rivers and fought battles that were every bit as harrowing as land engagements. This book is about the men who fought under these conditions and the highly improvised boats in which they fought.

Zusammenfassung
The ironclads and gunboats protected army forces and convoyed much needed supplies to far-flung Federal forces. They patrolled thousands of miles of rivers and fought battles that were every bit as harrowing as land engagements. This book is about the men who fought under these conditions and the highly improvised boats in which they fought.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Blue Water and the Anaconda
Chapter 2: Mr. Welles, Mr. Eads and Mr. Pook: Creating the Brown Water Navy
Chapter 3: Early Actions from Belmont to the Battle of Shiloh
Chapter 4: Striking South
Chapter 5: The Lower River
Chapter 6: The Mississippi Squadron
Chapter 7: Vicksburg
Chapter 8: The Red River Campaign
Chapter 9: Epilogue: To the End of the War and After
Bibliography

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