The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863 : the struggle for control of the western waters / Benton Rain Patterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patterson, Benton Rain, 1929- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mississippi River Valley--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Mississippi River Valley.

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

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina ; London, [England] : McFarland & Company, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Telling the story of the Civil War's Mississippi River Campaign through the experiences of leading officers, ordinary soldiers, and civilians, this book explains how the river campaign came to be one of the key tenets of the Union's strategy and a fundamental contributor to the war's ultimate outcome. It describes the Union's drive down the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, the drive up the river from the Gulf of Mexico, and the capturing of key cities and rebel fortifications along the way, including New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Memphis, Vicksburg, and finally, Port Hudson, Louisiana. The

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction ; Part I: 1861; 1. The Drive Begins; 2. The Defenders ; 3. The Gunboats; 4. River-Borne Warriors ; Part II: 1862; 5. Target on the Tennessee; 6. The Assault That Failed; 7. The Fall of Fort Donelson ; 8. Goodbye, Columbus; 9. Fortress Island ; 10. The Receding Gray Line; 11. The Ascension Begins; 12. The Battle for Passage; 13. The Defiant City; 14. The Conquered City; 15. The Ellet Fleet; 16. The Confederate Offensive; 17. Showdown at Memphis ; 18. Up from New Orleans ; 19. The Arkansas vs. the U.S. Navy; 20. A Battle Too Far

21. New Attempts at VicksburgPart III: 1863; 22. Tributaries and Distributaries ; 23. New Directions ; 24. The Other Side of the River; 25. Vicksburg at Last ; 26. Finale at Port Hudson; Epilogue ; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-270) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-0253-0

OCLC:

891146135