Includes bibliographical references (p. 519-536) and index.
Contents:
Rivers and rebellion, January-April 1861 -- Commander Rodgers goes west, April-June 1861 -- From Cincinnati into the war zone, June-August 1861 -- New men, hotter war, September 1-October 9, 1861 -- Columbus-Belmont, October 10-November 9, 1861 -- Skirmishing and fleet building, November-December 1861 -- Fort Henry : preparations and battle, January-February 1862 -- To Florence and Fort Donelson, February 1862 -- Tennessee River-Columbus-Island No. 10, February-March 1862 -- Tennessee River : Shiloh, March-April 1862 -- White River and the C.S.S. Arkansas, June-July 1862 -- An anniversary, POW convoys, and the death of a timberclad hero, July-December 1862 -- 1863 : Arkansas Post to Helena -- Peripheral streams and Red River, 1863-1864 -- Cavalry versus timberclads, June 1864 -- Epilogue: Winding down, July 1864-August 1865.
Summary:
"This is the first detailed history of Union warships in the western rivers of the Civil War. The author recounts the exploits of the Lexington, the Conestoga and the Tyler, three steamboats converted to warships that formed the core of the Western Flotilla, from 1861 to 1865"--Provided by publisher.
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