Tinclads in the Civil War : Union light-draught gunboat operations on western waters, 1862-1865 / Myron J. Smith, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Myron J., Jr., 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Riverine operations.

Gunboats.

Mississippi River Valley--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Riverine operations.

Mississippi River Valley.

Mississippi River Valley--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Gunboats--Mississippi River Valley--History--19th century.

United States. Navy--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States.

United States. Navy.

Gunboats--United States--History--19th century.

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

Physical Description:

viii, 423 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2010]

Summary:

"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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786435791

0786435798

OCLC:

368029757