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The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863: The Struggle for Control of the Western Waters

The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863: The Struggle for Control of the Western Waters

Patterson, Benton Rain

Paperback

BoatingCivil War Period (1850-1877)

ISBN10: 078645900X
ISBN13: 9780786459001
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Aug 23 2010
Pages: 282
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.90 Depth: 9.80
Language: English

Telling the story of the Civil War's Mississippi River Campaign through the experiences of leading officers, ordinary soldiers, and civilians, this book explains how the river campaign came to be one of the key tenets of the Union's strategy and a fundamental contributor to the war's ultimate outcome. It describes the Union's drive down the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, the drive up the river from the Gulf of Mexico, and the capturing of key cities and rebel fortifications along the way, including New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Memphis, Vicksburg, and finally, Port Hudson, Louisiana. The text is supplemented with 24 historical photographs from the Library of Congress and the National Archives.

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