Myron J. Smith

Le Roy Fitch

The Civil War Career of a Union River Gunboat Commander

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 434
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 811g
• ISBN-13: 9780786477371
• ISBN-10: 0786477377
• Artikelnr.: 40211886

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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