The USS Tecumseh in Mobile Bay : the sinking of a Civil War ironclad / David Smithweck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smithweck, David M., author.

Series:

Civil War Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mobile Bay, Battle of, Ala., 1864.

Tecumseh (Ironclad).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (135 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2021.

Summary:

"In April 1861, Lincoln declared a blockade on Southern ports. It was only a matter of time before the Union navy would pay a visit to the bustling Confederate harbor in Mobile Bay. Engineers built elaborate obstructions and batteries, and three rows of torpedoes were laid from Fort Morgan to Fort Gaines. Then, in August 1864, the inevitable came. A navy fleet of fourteen wooden ships lashed two by two and four iron monitors entered the lower bay, with the USS Tecumseh in the lead. A torpedo, poised to strike for two years, found the Tecumseh and sank it in minutes, taking ninety-three crewmen with it. Join author David Smithweck on an exploration of the ironclad that still lies upside down at the bottom of Mobile Bay." -- From publisher's description.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements and Preliminary Notes

1. Tecumseh's First Assignment

2. Tecumseh Joins the Gulf Blockading Squadron

3. Torpedoes

4. The Forts

5. Personal Observations: The Fog of War

6. Commander Profiles

7. Newspaper Press Reports

8. 1967 Smithsonian Institution Survey and Dive Notes

9. Recovered Artifacts

10. Subsequent Surveys

11. Other Salvage Attempts

Summary and Conclusions

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Notes

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed June 3, 2025).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781439673935

1439673934

OCLC:

1283855621