The Old War Horse - The USS Benton on Western Waters, 1853-1865

With a unique prewar history as a snagboat and James B. Eads' noted catamaran salvage vessel, the Benton survived a tumultuous government acquisition process and conversion to become flagship of the Union's Civil War Western river navy. From Island No. 10 through the Vicksburg and Red River campaigns, the revolutionary ironclad participated in both combat and administrative activities, earning a prominent place in nautical legend and literature.
This first book-length profile of the warship reveals little known details of both her prewar and wartime career and reviews her final disposal.

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Table of Contents

Abbreviations viii

Introduction

Chapter One.¿From Snagboat to War Boat

Chapter Two.¿Selling a Submarine (1)

Chapter Three.¿Selling a Submarine (2)

Chapter Four.¿Building an Ironclad

Chapter Five.¿Island No. 10

Chapter Six.¿Fort Pillow and Memphis

Chapter Seven.¿The Arkansas

Chapter Eight.¿Back to Vicksburg

Chapter Nine.¿Vicksburg, April-July 1863

Chapter Ten.¿Red River and Beyond

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Info autore

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Myron J. Smith, Smith Myron J.
• Editore: Ingram Publishers Services
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.02.2024
• EAN: 9781476686899
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-8689-9
• Pagine: 264
• Dimensioni: 178 mm x 254 mm x 13 mm
• Peso: 472 g
• Illustrazioni: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General, c 1800 to c 1900, Naval forces & warfare, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Naval forces and warfare, Ships and boats: general interest, Ships & boats: general interest