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Le Roy Fitch : the Civil War career of a Union river gunboat commander / Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Van Pelt Library E467.1.F58 S65 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Myron J., Jr., 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fitch, Le Roy, 1835-1875.
- Fitch, Le Roy.
- United States. Navy--Officers--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Navy.
- Ship captains--United States--Biography.
- Ship captains.
- History.
- Riverine operations.
- Naval convoys.
- Gunboats.
- Tennessee.
- Gunboats--United States--History--19th century.
- Naval convoys--United States--History--19th century.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Riverine operations.
- Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Riverine operations.
- Ohio River--History, Naval--19th century.
- Ohio River.
- Naval history.
- Ohio River Region.
- Tennessee River--History, Naval--19th century.
- Tennessee River.
- Cumberland River (Ky. and Tenn.)--History, Naval--19th century.
- Cumberland River (Ky. and Tenn.).
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 424 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2007]
- Summary:
- "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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-405) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786429752
- 0786429755
- OCLC:
- 123029128
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