02883nam 2200613 450 991046551580332120200520144314.00-8131-6781-70-8131-6705-10-8131-6704-3(CKB)3710000000679811(EBL)4530204(SSID)ssj0001672225(PQKBManifestationID)16469962(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001672225(PQKBWorkID)14928445(PQKB)10419264(MiAaPQ)EBC4530204(StDuBDS)EDZ0001597517(OCoLC)944211545(MdBmJHUP)muse49325(Au-PeEL)EBL4530204(CaPaEBR)ebr11212981(CaONFJC)MIL924069(EXLCZ)99371000000067981120160531h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Civil War on the Mississippi Union sailors, gunboat captains, and the campaign to control the river /Barbara Brooks TomblinLexington, Kentucky :University Press of Kentucky,2016.©20161 online resource (389 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8131-6703-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.The western gunboat flotilla: "a mongrel service" -- USS Carondelet and Fort Henry -- Fort Donelson -- Island No. 10 -- Securing New Orleans -- The Battle of Plum Point Bend -- The Battle of Memphis -- On to Vicksburg! -- CSS Arkansas -- The Mississippi Squadron -- The First Vicksburg Campaign -- Arkansas Post and Fort Hindman -- The Steele's Bayou Expedition -- The Yazoo Pass Expedition of 1863 -- Port Hudson -- Grand Gulf -- Blockade and siege: Milliken's Bend and Simmesport -- Final push to victory -- Conclusion.Drawing heavily on the diaries and letters of officers and common sailors, Barbara Brooks Tomblin explores the years during which the Union Navy fought to win control of the Mississippi. Her approach provides fresh insight into major battles such as Memphis and Vicksburg, but also offers fascinating perspectives on lesser-known aspects of the conflict from ordinary sailors.Mississippi River ValleyHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865CampaignsUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Riverine operationsUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Naval operationsElectronic books.973.7/462Tomblin Barbara Brooks939908MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465515803321The Civil War on the Mississippi2119139UNINA