LEADER 02842nam 2200601 450 001 9910819287403321 005 20230104001511.0 010 $a0-8131-6781-7 010 $a0-8131-6705-1 010 $a0-8131-6704-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000679811 035 $a(EBL)4530204 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001672225 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16469962 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001672225 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14928445 035 $a(PQKB)10419264 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001597517 035 $a(OCoLC)944211545 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse49325 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4530204 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11212981 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL924069 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4530204 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000679811 100 $a20160531h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Civil War on the Mississippi $eUnion sailors, gunboat captains, and the campaign to control the river /$fBarbara Brooks Tomblin 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cUniversity Press of Kentucky,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (389 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8131-6703-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 8 $aDrawing 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. 607 $aMississippi River Valley$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xCampaigns 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xRiverine operations 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xNaval operations 676 $a973.7/462 700 $aTomblin$b Barbara$0939908 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819287403321 996 $aThe Civil War on the Mississippi$94021500 997 $aUNINA