This is the first published biography of Lieutenant Commander Le Roy Fitch, U.S. Navy. Fitch saw action on the Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers; fought against Morgan, Wheeler and Forrest, as well as irregulars; commanded an ironclad monitor during the Battle of Nashville; and was renowned for his abilities in counterinsurgency and convoy tactics.
This is the first published biography of Lieutenant Commander Le Roy Fitch, U.S. Navy. Fitch saw action on the Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers; fought against Morgan, Wheeler and Forrest, as well as irregulars; commanded an ironclad monitor during the Battle of Nashville; and was renowned for his abilities in counterinsurgency and convoy tactics.
Prolific author Myron J. Smith, Jr., is emeritus library director and professor at Tusculum University, Greeneville, Tennessee.
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Table of Contents Preface List of Abbreviations 1. A Close-Knit Family and Unheralded Youth, 1835-1856 2. From Sea to Brown Water, 1856-March 1862 3. New Madrid to Memphis, March-June 1862 4. Brothers and Guerrillas, June-September 1862 5. Tinclads, Logistics and Rivers 6. Guerrillas and the Nashville Lifeline, August-December 1862 7. Fighting Irregulars and Guarding Convoys, January-June 1863 8. Morgan, May-July 1863 9. Chattanooga, August-December 1863 10. Building a Fleet, Fort Pillow, and a Second Summer on the Ohio, January-September 1864 11. Johnsonville, September-November 1864 12. Nashville, December 1864-January 1865 13. From Brown Water to Blue and Home, January 1865-April 14, 1875 Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface List of Abbreviations 1. A Close-Knit Family and Unheralded Youth, 1835-1856 2. From Sea to Brown Water, 1856-March 1862 3. New Madrid to Memphis, March-June 1862 4. Brothers and Guerrillas, June-September 1862 5. Tinclads, Logistics and Rivers 6. Guerrillas and the Nashville Lifeline, August-December 1862 7. Fighting Irregulars and Guarding Convoys, January-June 1863 8. Morgan, May-July 1863 9. Chattanooga, August-December 1863 10. Building a Fleet, Fort Pillow, and a Second Summer on the Ohio, January-September 1864 11. Johnsonville, September-November 1864 12. Nashville, December 1864-January 1865 13. From Brown Water to Blue and Home, January 1865-April 14, 1875 Notes Bibliography Index
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