Commanding Lincoln's navy : Union naval leadership during the Civil War / Stephen R. Taaffe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taaffe, Stephen R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Command of troops--History--19th century.

Command of troops.

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

United States.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 p.)

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2009]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Union Navy played a vital role in winning the Civil War by blockading Confederate ports, cooperating with the Union Army in amphibious assaults, and controlling the Mississippi River and its tributaries. President Lincoln understood, however, that the Navy was not as important, militarily and politically, to the war effort as the Army, so he delegated authority to his Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles, who divided the Navy into six squadrons and hand-picked their commanders. This book examines Welles selections and why he appointed them. While noting that the officers records, character

Contents:

Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction ; 1. Scraping the Barnacles; 2. Atlantic Storms ; 3. The Mighty Mississippi; 4. Hammers on Anvils ; 5. The Peripheries; 6. Turning the Tide; Conclusion ; Notes; Bibliography ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-313) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61251-517-7

OCLC:

857800170