Joseph Brown and His Civil War Ironclads - The USS Chillicothe, Indianola and Tuscumbia

A Scottish immigrant to Illinois, Joseph Brown made his pre-Civil War fortune as a miller and steamboat captain who dabbled in riverboat design and the politics of small towns. When war erupted, he used his connections (including a friendship with Abraham Lincoln) to obtain contracts to build three ironclad gunboats for the U.S. War Department--the Chillicothe, Indianola and Tuscumbia. Often described as failures, these vessels were active in some of the most fer"documents the life and career of Joseph Brown, a miller and steamboat captain who built three ironclad gunboats for the US War Department"ocious river fighting of the 1863 Vicksburg campaign. After the war, "Captain Joe" became a railroad executive and was elected mayor of St. Louis. This book covers his life and career, as well as the construction and operational histories of his controversial trio of warships.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments deleteix

Introduction

1-Joseph Brown: The Honorable Steamboat Captain

2-War and Gunboats

3-Building Capt. Brown's Ironclads

4-The Chillicothe Goes to War: Yazoo Pass and Red River

5-Indianola: The Shortest Cruise

6-Tuscumbia: The "Broad Giant" vs. Vicksburg

7-Joseph Brown, Enterpreneur and Mayor Again:

Life After Gunboats

Chapter Notes

Bibliogaphy

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: 16.05.2017
• EAN: 9780786495764
• ISBN: 978-0-7864-9576-4
• Pagine: 396
• Dimensioni: 178 mm x 254 mm x 20 mm
• Peso: 671 g
• Illustrazioni: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Political leaders & leadership, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Political leaders and leadership, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800), ironclad