After Vicksburg - The Civil War on Western Waters, 1863-1865

This is the first published comprehensive survey of naval action on the Mississippi River and its tributaries for the years 1863-1865. Following introductory reviews of the rivers and of the U.S. Navy's Mississippi Squadron, chronological Federal naval participation in various raids and larger campaigns is highlighted, as well as counterinsurgency, economical support and control, and logistical protection. The book includes details on units, locations and activities that have been previously underreported or ignored. Examples include the birth and function of the Mississippi Squadron's 11th District, the role of U.S. Army gunboats, and the war on the Upper Cumberland and Upper Tennessee Rivers. The last chapter details the coming of the peace in 1865 and the decommissioning of the U.S. river navy and the sale of its gunboats.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Abbreviations: Individual Rank or Status (Listed Alphabetically) viii

Introduction

¿1.¿The Western Waters, Topography, Towns, and Navigation

¿2.¿Setting the Stage: The U.S. Mississippi Squadron, Summer 1863

¿3.¿Isaac Newton Brown and John Hunt Morgan

¿4.¿Harrisonburg, Little Rock, and Chattanooga, 1863

¿5.¿Gunboats in the Cumberland Mountains, 1863-1864

¿6.¿The Red River Campaign, 1864

¿7.¿Forrest Visits Paducah and Fort Pillow, 1864

¿8.¿War on Mississippi River Commerce, 1863-1865

¿9.¿The White River After Little Rock, 1863-1865

10.¿The Tennessee River, 1864-1865

11.¿Nashville, 1864-1865

12.¿War's End, Squadron's End, 1865

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Prolific author Myron J. Smith, Jr., is emeritus library director and professor at Tusculum University, Greeneville, Tennessee.

Product details

• Authors: Myron J. Smith Jr., Myron J. Smith, Smith Myron J.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2021
• EAN: 9781476672205
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7220-5
• No. of pages: 327
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 585 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, military history, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Naval forces & warfare, History of the Americas, Naval forces and warfare, American Civil War, naval; Mississippi; gunboats; Federal