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Defending the arteries of rebellion : Confederate naval operations in the Mississippi River Valley, 1861-1865
- Title
- Defending the arteries of rebellion : Confederate naval operations in the Mississippi River Valley, 1861-1865 / Neil Chatelain.
- Author
- Chatelain, Neil
- Publication
- El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Beatie, [2020]
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Details
- Description
- ix, 324 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Defending the Arteries of Rebellion analyzes efforts by the Confederacy to maintain control of its key internal waterways across the Mississippi River Valley. It examines how numerous organizations, from the Confederate Navy, Marines, Revenue Service, Army, River Defense Fleet, state naval forces, privateers, and civilian craft, struggled to cooperate and defend the Mississippi River and its many tributary and distributary waterways, facing issues of command, supply, and overwhelming enemy forces. It also highlights how river warfare is a juggling act of constant maneuver, static fortifications, and the lingering question of where to mass forces to face the enemy"--
- Subjects
- United States
- Mississippi River Valley
- History
- 1861-1865
- American Civil War > (United States : > 1861-1865)
- Riverine operations
- Military operations, Naval
- Military campaigns
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns
- Confederate States of America > Navy > History
- Mississippi River Valley > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Riverine operations
- Mississippi River Valley > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-311) and index.
- Contents
- Building defenses on the lower Mississippi River -- Initial movements and counters -- Strengthening the Confederate Navy on the Mississippi River -- The campaign for the upper Mississippi River -- Operations in coastal Louisiana and Mississippi -- The campaign for New Orleans -- The first campaign for Vicksburg -- Shift to the unconventional -- River operations in southern Louisiana -- The loss of Vicksburg and the Yazoo River -- Defending the Red River -- Denouement on the tributaries -- Confederate riverine ambitions, innovations, and effectiveness -- Epilogue: Analysis and conclusions.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-5439
- ISBN
- 9781611215106
- 1611215102
- LCCN
- 2020007691
- OCLC
- 1111772319
- Author
- Chatelain, Neil P., author.
- Title
- Defending the arteries of rebellion : Confederate naval operations in the Mississippi River Valley, 1861-1865 / Neil Chatelain.
- Publisher
- El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Beatie, [2020]
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-311) and index.
- Local Note
- AUTH: LONE STAR COLLEGE, NORTH HARRIS.
- Chronological Term
- 1861-1865
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-5439