Reports of the naval engagements on the Mississippi River resulting in the capture of Forts Jackson and St. Philip and the City of New Orleans, and the destruction of the rebel naval flotilla / Gustavus Vasa Fox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil war.

Military history.

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

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C.: [publisher not identified], 1862.

Summary:

Contains a detailed folded-up map (38.2 x 31.5 cm) titled "General Sketch of Approaches to New Orleans From the Charts of the U.S. Coast Survey." Contains 45 reports by different officers (from several lieutenants up to Admiral Farragut) involved in the attacks on the forts below New Orleans, as well as the attack on New Orleans itself. Also contains two color lithograph plates - one of the ship "Louisiana" and one of the "Manassas." The lithographs were printed by Bowen & Co. in Philadelphia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages) and index.