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"Once the Union Army gained control of the upper rivers of the Mississippi Valley during the first half of 1862, slow and heavy ironclads proved ineffective in patrolling the waters. Hastily outfitted steamboats were covered with thin armor and pressed into duty. This history documents the service records and duties of these little-known vessels"--Provided by publisher.
Publish Date
2010
Publisher
McFarland & Co.,
McFarland,
McFarland & Company
Language
English
Pages
423
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Tinclads in the Civil War: Union light-draught gunboat operations on western waters, 1862-1865
2010, McFarland & Co., McFarland, McFarland & Company
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0786435798 9780786435791
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Tinclads in the Civil War: union light-draught gunboat operations on western waters, 1862-1865
2009, McFarland
in English
0786435798 9780786435791
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Tinclads in the Civil War: union light-draught gunboat operations on western waters, 1862-1865
2009, McFarland
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Introduction
Rivers and steamboats
Insurgents and gunboats
The coming of the Tinclad
Early rounds, August-December 1862
Tinclad river guardians, January-April 1863
Guerrilla attacks and Morgan's raid, May-December 1863
Troubled rivers, January-March 1864
Fort pillow, the Petrel, and Red river, April 1864
The big guns of Brig. Gen. Major, Col. Greene, and Capt. Creuzbauer, May 1864
Long, hot summer, 1864
Decatur and Johnsonville, October-November 1864
Nashville and beyond, December 1864-April 1865
Winding down, May to the Fall of 1865.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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