Civil War Biographies From The Western Waters

Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476616988

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Civil War Biographies from the Western Waters by Myron J. Smith, Jr. Pdf

From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War raged along the great rivers of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. While various Civil War biographies exist, none have been devoted exclusively to participants in the Western river war as waged down the Mississippi to the mouth of the Red River, and up the Ohio, the Tennessee and the Cumberland. Based on the Official Records, county histories, newspapers and internet sources, this is the first work to profile personnel involved in the fighting on these great streams. Included in this biographical encyclopedia are Union and Confederate naval officers down to the rank of mate; enlisted sailors who won the Medal of Honor, or otherwise distinguished themselves or who wrote accounts of life on the gunboats; army officers and leaders who played a direct role in combat along Western waters; political officials who influenced river operations; civilian steamboat captains and pilots who participated in wartime logistics; and civilian contractors directly involved, including shipbuilders, dam builders, naval constructors and munitions experts. Each of the biographies includes (where known) birth, death and residence data; unit organization or ship; involvement in the river war; pre- and post-war careers; and source documentation. Hundreds of individuals are given their first historic recognition.

Author : Myron J. Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1787857409

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Civil War Biographies from the Western Waters by Myron J. Smith Pdf

Included in this biographical encyclopedia are Union and Confederate naval officers down to the rank of mate; enlisted sailors who won the Medal of Honor, or otherwise distinguished themselves or who wrote accounts of life on the gunboats; army officers and leaders who played a direct role in combat along Western waters; political officials who influenced river operations; civilian steamboat captains and pilots who participated in wartime logistics; and civilian contractors directly involved, including shipbuilders, dam builders, naval constructors and munitions experts.

Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476672205

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After Vicksburg by Myron J. Smith, Jr. Pdf

This is the first published comprehensive survey of naval action on the Mississippi River and its tributaries for the years 1863-1865. Following introductory reviews of the rivers and of the U.S. Navy's Mississippi Squadron, chronological Federal naval participation in various raids and larger campaigns is highlighted, as well as counterinsurgency, economical support and control, and logistical protection. The book includes details on units, locations and activities that have been previously underreported or ignored. Examples include the birth and function of the Mississippi Squadron's 11th District, the role of U.S. Army gunboats, and the war on the Upper Cumberland and Upper Tennessee Rivers. The last chapter details the coming of the peace in 1865 and the decommissioning of the U.S. river navy and the sale of its gunboats.

Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786469673

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Civil War Biographies from the Western Waters by Myron J. Smith, Jr. Pdf

From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War raged along the great rivers of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. While various Civil War biographies exist, none have been devoted exclusively to participants in the Western river war as waged down the Mississippi to the mouth of the Red River, and up the Ohio, the Tennessee and the Cumberland. Based on the Official Records, county histories, newspapers and internet sources, this is the first work to profile personnel involved in the fighting on these great streams. Included in this biographical encyclopedia are Union and Confederate naval officers down to the rank of mate; enlisted sailors who won the Medal of Honor, or otherwise distinguished themselves or who wrote accounts of life on the gunboats; army officers and leaders who played a direct role in combat along Western waters; political officials who influenced river operations; civilian steamboat captains and pilots who participated in wartime logistics; and civilian contractors directly involved, including shipbuilders, dam builders, naval constructors and munitions experts. Each of the biographies includes (where known) birth, death and residence data; unit organization or ship; involvement in the river war; pre- and post-war careers; and source documentation. Hundreds of individuals are given their first historic recognition.

Author : H. Allen Gosnell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258869527

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Guns on the Western Waters by H. Allen Gosnell Pdf

This is a new release of the original 1949 edition.

Author : Harpur Allen Gosnell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1993-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0807118907

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Guns on the Western Waters by Harpur Allen Gosnell Pdf

Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1682473406

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Andrew Foote by Spencer C. Tucker Pdf

This biography traces the life and career of one of the U.S. Navy's first admirals, Andrew Hull Foote. As flag officer of the Union's western naval forces, Foote was a key figure in the February 1862 Union victories at Forts Henry and Donelson in Tennessee and helped open the Confederate heartland to the Union. Later he shared in the victory at Island No. 10, an action that opened the upper Mississippi River to the Union. In this revealing portrait, Spencer Tucker describes Foote as emblematic of a period of great change in the American navy. Although very much an officer schooled in the tradition of the Old Navy, Foote considered himself first and foremost a staunch Christian and agent of Divine Will. An ardent social reformer, he crusaded zealously for abolition of the daily grog ration in the navy, and during his command of the brig Perry in the African squadron, he also became a leading advocate of the government's use of forceful measures to end the slave trade. In the 1850s Foote's career exemplified America's emerging international policy in the Far East when, in support of U.S. interests in China, he led a shore party to destroy coastal forts that had fired on U.S. ships. The first study of the admiral to be published in more than one hundred years, this work makes an important contribution to the literature of the period and to the series.

Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786451951

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The Timberclads in the Civil War by Myron J. Smith, Jr. Pdf

In the most detailed history ever of Union warships on the western waters of the Civil War, the author recounts the exploits of the timberclad ships Lexington, Tyler, and Conestoga. Converted to warships from commercial steamboats at the beginning of the conflict, the three formed the core of the North's Western Flotilla, later the Mississippi Squadron. The book focuses on the activities of these wooden warriors while providing context for the greater war, including accounts of their famous commanders, their roles in both large and small battles, ship-to-ship combat, and support for the armies of Gen. U.S. Grant and Gen. William T. Sherman.

Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786495764

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Joseph Brown and His Civil War Ironclads by Myron J. Smith, Jr. Pdf

A Scottish immigrant to Illinois, Joseph Brown made his pre-Civil War fortune as a miller and steamboat captain who dabbled in riverboat design and the politics of small towns. When war erupted, he used his connections (including a friendship with Abraham Lincoln) to obtain contracts to build three ironclad gunboats for the U.S. War Department--the Chillicothe, Indianola and Tuscumbia. Often described as failures, these vessels were active in some of the most fer"documents the life and career of Joseph Brown, a miller and steamboat captain who built three ironclad gunboats for the US War Department"ocious river fighting of the 1863 Vicksburg campaign. After the war, "Captain Joe" became a railroad executive and was elected mayor of St. Louis. This book covers his life and career, as well as the construction and operational histories of his controversial trio of warships.

Author : James M. McPherson
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807837320

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War on the Waters by James M. McPherson Pdf

Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because they represented only a small percentage of total forces, the Union and Confederate navies were crucial to the outcome of the Civil War. In War on the Waters, James M. McPherson has crafted an enlightening, at times harrowing, and ultimately thrilling account of the war's naval campaigns and their military leaders. McPherson recounts how the Union navy's blockade of the Confederate coast, leaky as a sieve in the war's early months, became increasingly effective as it choked off vital imports and exports. Meanwhile, the Confederate navy, dwarfed by its giant adversary, demonstrated daring and military innovation. Commerce raiders sank Union ships and drove the American merchant marine from the high seas. Southern ironclads sent several Union warships to the bottom, naval mines sank many more, and the Confederates deployed the world's first submarine to sink an enemy vessel. But in the end, it was the Union navy that won some of the war's most important strategic victories--as an essential partner to the army on the ground at Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Mobile Bay, and Fort Fisher, and all by itself at Port Royal, Fort Henry, New Orleans, and Memphis.

Author : Henry Walke
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1015969291

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Naval Scenes and Reminiscences of the Civil War in the United States, On the Southern and Western Waters by Henry Walke Pdf

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Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476650401

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The Old War Horse by Myron J. Smith, Jr. Pdf

With a unique prewar history as a snagboat and James B. Eads' noted catamaran salvage vessel, the Benton survived a tumultuous government acquisition process and conversion to become flagship of the Union's Civil War Western river navy. From Island No. 10 through the Vicksburg and Red River campaigns, the revolutionary ironclad participated in both combat and administrative activities, earning a prominent place in nautical legend and literature. This first book-length profile of the warship reveals little known details of both her prewar and wartime career and reviews her final disposal.

Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476666365

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Ironclad Captains of the Civil War by Myron J. Smith, Jr. Pdf

From 1861 to 1865, the American Civil War saw numerous technological innovations in warfare--chief among them was the ironclad warship. Based on the Official Records, biographical works, ship and operations histories, newspapers and other sources, this book chronicles the lives of 158 ironclad captains, North and South, who were charged with outfitting and commanding these then-revolutionary vessels in combat. Each biography includes (where known) birth and death information, pre- and post-war career, and details about ships served upon or commanded.

Author : Henry Walke
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1104196395

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Naval Scenes and Reminiscences of the Civil War in the United States by Henry Walke Pdf

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786456093

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The USS Carondelet by Myron J. Smith, Jr. Pdf

The USS Carondelet had a revolutionary ship design and was the most active of all the Union's Civil War river ironclads. From Fort Henry through the siege of Vicksburg and from the Red River campaign through the Battle of Nashville, the gunboat was prominent in war legend and literature. This history draws on the letters of Ensign Scott Dyer Jordan and Rear Adm. Henry Walke's memoirs.