Gunboats, muskets, and torpedoes : coastal North Carolina, 1861-1865 / Michael G. Laramie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laramie, Michael G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military campaigns.

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

North Carolina.

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

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

The Clash of Arms and Technology for a Critical Region that Lasted the Entire American Civil War From the first shots at Cape Hatteras in the summer of 1861 to the fall of Fort Fisher in early 1865, the contest for coastal North Carolina during the American Civil War was crucial to the Union victory.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

1. Plans and Privateers

2. The Great Southern Expedition

3. The Gathering Storm

4. Burnside's Expedition

5. The Battle for Roanoke Island

6. The Destruction of the Mosquito Fleet

7. The Siege of Newbern

8. Fort Macon

9. The March to South Mills

10. Wilmington

11. The Blockade of Cape Fear

12. The Cape Fear Flotilla

13. The Road to Goldsboro

14. Guns and Bread

15. The Last Battle of Newbern

16. The Siege of Plymouth and the CSS Albemarle

17. The Battle of Albemarle Sound

18. The Descent of the Armada

19. The Sands of Fort Fisher

20. The Armada Returns

21. The Last Days

Epilogue

Glossary and Terms

Notes

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-59416-644-7

OCLC:

1196172913