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Author : Harpur Allen Gosnell
Release : 1949
Genre : United States
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Book Synopsis Guns on the Western Water; The Story of River Gunboats in the Civil War, by H. Allen Gosnell by : Harpur Allen Gosnell
Download or read book Guns on the Western Water; The Story of River Gunboats in the Civil War, by H. Allen Gosnell written by Harpur Allen Gosnell. This book was released on 1949. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : H. Allen Gosnell
Release : 2013-10
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Book Synopsis Guns on the Western Waters by : H. Allen Gosnell
Download or read book Guns on the Western Waters written by H. Allen Gosnell. This book was released on 2013-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1949 edition.
Author : Harpur Allen Gosnell
Release : 1993-09-01
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Guns on the Western Waters by : Harpur Allen Gosnell
Download or read book Guns on the Western Waters written by Harpur Allen Gosnell. This book was released on 1993-09-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gary D. Joiner
Release : 2007
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Mr. Lincoln's Brown Water Navy by : Gary D. Joiner
Download or read book Mr. Lincoln's Brown Water Navy written by Gary D. Joiner. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Union inland navy that became the Mississippi Squadron is one of the greatest, yet least studied aspects of the Civil War. Without it, however, the war in the West may not have been won, and the war in the East might have lasted much longer and perhaps ended differently. The men who formed and commanded this large fighting force have, with few exceptions, not been as thoroughly studied as their army counterparts. The vessels they created were highly specialized craft which operated in the narrow confines of the Western rivers in places that could not otherwise receive fire support. Ironclads and gunboats protected army forces and convoyed much needed supplies to far-flung Federal forces. They patrolled thousands of miles of rivers and fought battles that were every bit as harrowing as land engagements yet inside iron monsters that created stifling heat with little ventilation. This book is about the intrepid men who fought under these conditions and the highly improvised boats in which they fought. The tactics their commanders developed were the basis for many later naval operations. Of equal importance were lessons learned about what not to do. The flag officers and admirals of the Mississippi Squadron wrote the rules for modern riverine warfare.
Author : Rhonda M. Kohl
Release : 2013-01-31
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Prairie Boys Go to War by : Rhonda M. Kohl
Download or read book The Prairie Boys Go to War written by Rhonda M. Kohl. This book was released on 2013-01-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cavalry units from Midwestern states remain largely absent from Civil War literature, and what little has been written largely overlooks the individual men who served. The Fifth Illinois Cavalry has thus remained obscure despite participating in some of the most important campaigns in Arkansas and Mississippi. In this pioneering examination of that understudied regiment, Rhonda M. Kohl offers the only modern, comprehensive analysis of a southern Illinois regiment during the Civil War and combines well-documented military history with a cultural analysis of the men who served in the Fifth Illinois. The regiment’s history unfolds around major events in the Western Theater from 1861 to September 1865, including campaigns at Helena, Vicksburg, Jackson, and Meridian, as well as numerous little-known skirmishes. Although they were led almost exclusively by Northern-born Republicans, the majority of the soldiers in the Fifth Illinois remained Democrats. As Kohl demonstrates, politics, economics, education, social values, and racism separated the line officers from the common soldiers, and the internal friction caused by these cultural disparities led to poor leadership, low morale, disciplinary problems, and rampant alcoholism. The narrative pulls the Fifth Illinois out of historical oblivion, elucidating the highs and lows of the soldiers’ service as well as their changing attitudes toward war goals, religion, liberty, commanding generals, Copperheads, and alcoholism. By reconstructing the cultural context of Fifth Illinois soldiers, Prairie Boys Go to War reveals how social and economic traditions can shape the wartime experience.
