A short history of the Civil War at sea / Spencer C. Tucker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tucker, Spencer, 1937-

Series:

American crisis series ; no. 5.

The American crisis series ; no. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations.

United States.

History.

Sea control.

Physical Description:

xiii, 188 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, Del. : Scholarly Resources, 2002.

Summary:

While fighting on land continues to hold center stage, recently much more attention has been focused on the Civil War at sea. And for good reason. Naval operations decided the outcome of the war as the North exploited its significant naval and maritime ad

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Sea War Begins 1

Mid-Nineteenth-Century Naval Revolution 1

Ships and the Balance of Forces 6

Union Blockade 11

Early Fighting 20

Chapter 2 The First Clash of Ironclads 31

Chapter 3 The Capture of New Orleans, April 1862 65

Chapter 4 The Siege of Charleston 89

Chapter 5 Confederate Commerce Raiding 111

Chapter 6 Union Coastal Operations 137

Galveston 137

Battle of Mobile Bay 140

Assault on Plymouth 160

Chapter 7 The Sea War Ends 167.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-177) and index.

ISBN:

0842028676

0842028684

OCLC:

46936135