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To retain command of the Mississippi : the Civil War naval campaign for Memphis / Edward B. McCaul Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCaul, Edward B., 1951- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Memphis, Battle of, Memphis, Tenn., 1862.
- History.
- Sea control.
- Mississippi River Valley--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations.
- Mississippi River Valley.
- Tennessee--Memphis.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 249 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Civil War naval campaign for Memphis
- Place of Publication:
- Knoxville : University of Tennessee, [2014]
- Contents:
- The importance of the Mississippi River
- The Confederate river defense fleet
- The Union fleets
- The situation
- The Battle of Plum Point
- The fall of Fort Pillow
- The Battle of Memphis
- The aftermath
- Rams versus guns
- Conclusion: the impact of the Battle of Memphis.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781621900887
- 1621900886
- OCLC:
- 881875870
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