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"This is the first published biography of Lieutenant Commander Le Roy Fitch. Fitch saw action on the Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers; fought against Morgan, Wheeler and Forrest, as well as irregulars; commanded an ironclad during the Battle of Nashville; and was renowned for his abilities in counterinsurgency and convoy tactics"--Provided by publisher.
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Biography, Cumberland River (Ky. and Tenn.), Gunboats, History, Naval History, Naval convoys, Officers, Ohio River, Riverine operations, Ship captains, Tennessee Civil War, 1861-1865, Tennessee River, United States, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, United States. NavyPeople
Le Roy Fitch (1835-1875)Places
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19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865Showing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Le Roy Fitch: the Civil War career of a Union river gunboat commander
2007, McFarland & Co.
in English
0786429755 9780786429752
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Table of Contents
A close-knit family and unheralded youth, 1835-1856
From sea to brown water, 1856-March 1862
New Madrid to Memphis, March-June 1862
Brothers and guerrillas, June-September 1862
Tinclads, logistics and rivers
Guerrillas and the Nashville lifeline, August-December 1862
Fighting irregulars and guarding convoys, January-June 1863
Morgan, May-July 1863
Chattanooga, August-December 1863
Building a fleet, Fort Pillow, and a second summer on the Ohio, January-September 1864
Johnsonville, September-November 1864
Nashville, December 1864-January 1865
From brown water to blue and home, January 1865-April 14, 1875.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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