Joseph Brown and His Civil War Ironclads

Joseph Brown and His Civil War Ironclads
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 395
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ISBN-10 : 9780786495764
ISBN-13 : 0786495766
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Joseph Brown and His Civil War Ironclads by : Myron J. Smith, Jr.

A Scottish immigrant to Illinois, Joseph Brown made his pre-Civil War fortune as a miller and steamboat captain who dabbled in riverboat design and the politics of small towns. When war erupted, he used his connections (including a friendship with Abraham Lincoln) to obtain contracts to build three ironclad gunboats for the U.S. War Department--the Chillicothe, Indianola and Tuscumbia. Often described as failures, these vessels were active in some of the most fer"documents the life and career of Joseph Brown, a miller and steamboat captain who built three ironclad gunboats for the US War Department"ocious river fighting of the 1863 Vicksburg campaign. After the war, "Captain Joe" became a railroad executive and was elected mayor of St. Louis. This book covers his life and career, as well as the construction and operational histories of his controversial trio of warships.

Ironclad Captains of the Civil War

Ironclad Captains of the Civil War
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 263
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ISBN-10 : 9781476631295
ISBN-13 : 1476631298
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Ironclad Captains of the Civil War by : Myron J. Smith, Jr.

From 1861 to 1865, the American Civil War saw numerous technological innovations in warfare--chief among them was the ironclad warship. Based on the Official Records, biographical works, ship and operations histories, newspapers and other sources, this book chronicles the lives of 158 ironclad captains, North and South, who were charged with outfitting and commanding these then-revolutionary vessels in combat. Each biography includes (where known) birth and death information, pre- and post-war career, and details about ships served upon or commanded.

The Civil War

The Civil War
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Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9780737746358
ISBN-13 : 0737746351
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis The Civil War by : Patricia D. Netzley

Lasting from 1861 to 1865, the Civil War pitted brother against brother and resulted in the deaths of well over 600,000 soldiers. This encyclopedia provides information about a variety of topics related to the war and its aftermath, including political issues, generals, battles and campaigns, armies, weapons and ammunition, naval vessels, medical treatments, and aspects of daily life in the military and on the home front.

Missouri Historical Review

Missouri Historical Review
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 358
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ISBN-10 : UCSD:31822042534743
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis Missouri Historical Review by :

Tinclads in the Civil War

Tinclads in the Civil War
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0786435798
ISBN-13 : 9780786435791
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Tinclads in the Civil War by : Myron J. Smith, Jr.

Once the Union Army gained control of the upper rivers of the Mississippi Valley during the first half of 1862, slow and heavy ironclads proved ineffective in patrolling the waters. Hastily outfitted steamboats were covered with thin armor and pressed into duty. These "tinclads" fought Confederate forces attacking from the riverbanks, provided convoy for merchant steamers, enforced revenue measures, and offered tow, dispatch, and other fleet support services. This history documents the service records and duties of these little-known vessels of the Union fleet.

The Old Steam Navy: The ironclads, 1842-1885

The Old Steam Navy: The ironclads, 1842-1885
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Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105026002175
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis The Old Steam Navy: The ironclads, 1842-1885 by : Donald L. Canney

Every U.S. Navy ironclad-oceangoing and riverine-from monitors to casemate riverboats, with descriptions of their Civil War combat and operational roles, failures as well as successes is included.

Clad in Iron

Clad in Iron
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 449
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ISBN-10 : 9780313345913
ISBN-13 : 0313345910
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Clad in Iron by : Howard J. Fuller

This work addresses many persistent misconceptions of what the monitors were for, and why they failed in other roles associated with naval operations of the Civil War (such as the repulse at Charleston, April 7, 1863). Monitors were 'ironclads'- not fort-killers. Their ultimate success is to be measured not in terms of spearheading attacks on fortified Southern ports but in the quieter, much more profound, strategic deterrence of Lord Palmerston's ministry in London, and the British Royal Navy's potential intervention. The relatively unknown 'Cold War' of the American Civil War was a nevertheless crucial aspect of the survival, or not, of the United States in the mid 19th-century. Foreign intervention—explicitly in the form of British naval power—represented a far more serious threat to the success of the Union blockade, the safety of Yankee merchant shipping worldwide, and Union combined operations against the South than the Confederate States Navy. Whether or not the North or South would be 'clad in iron' thus depended on the ability of superior Union ironclads to deter the majority of mid-Victorian British leaders, otherwise tempted by their desire to see the American 'experiment' in democratic class-structures and popular government finally fail. Discussions of open European involvement in the Civil War were pointless as long as the coastline of the United States was virtually impregnable. Combining extensive archival research on both sides of the Atlantic, this work offers an in-depth look at how the Union Navy achieved its greatest grand-strategic victory in the American Civil War. Through a combination of high-tech 'machines' armed with 'monster' guns, intensive coastal fortifications and a new fleet of high-speed Union commerce raiders, the North was able to turn the humiliation of the Trent Affair of late 1861 into a sobering challenge to British naval power and imperial defense worldwide.

The Soldier in Our Civil War

The Soldier in Our Civil War
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 454
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015046806710
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The Soldier in Our Civil War by : Paul Fleury Mottelay

Warships of the Civil War Navies

Warships of the Civil War Navies
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Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015015494860
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Warships of the Civil War Navies by : Paul H. Silverstone