From Cape Charles to Cape Fear : the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the Civil War / Robert M. Browning, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Browning, Robert M., 1955-

Series:

Alabama Fire Ant

Alabama Fire Ant ; v.76

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy. North Atlantic Blockading Squadron (1861-1865).

United States.

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

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (470 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Alabama : University of Alabama Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines naval logistics, tactics, and strategy employed by the Union blockade off the Atlantic coast of the Confederacy.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

1. Had failure been possible: The Navy's Response to War

2. Glory again to our arms: The Capture of Eastern North Carolina

3. Richmond Is a Hard Road to Travel: The Peninsular Campaign

4. We have no use for the river: The Navy in the Eastern Theater

5. The enemy are . . . within the ring: Stalemate in North Carolina

6. Uncle Sam's web feet: Operations in the Interior Waters

7. Results go far different from those desired: Acquiring and Maintaining the Fleet

8. No chance for manavelins: Supplying the Squadron

9. Economize fuel all you can: Coaling the Gunboats

10. To make bricks without straw: Men and the Navy

11. We are all anxious to make the blockade efficient: The Coastal Blockade

12. Ishmaelites upon the broad ocean: The Blockade Runners

13. We are looking for old Abe's fleet: The Capture of Wilmington

14. Weary of the war: Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-431) and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-8173-9099-5

0-585-09810-7

OCLC:

966836738