Thunder along the Mississippi : The River Battles That Split the Confederacy

by Coombe, Jack D.

• ISBN13: 9780785816775
• ISBN10: 0785816771
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-30
• Publisher: Book Sales

Summary

When the Southern states attempted to leave the Union, what ensued was not only the most heart-wrenching period of American history, but one of the most innovative in terms of military science as well. While Rebel armies, and their commanders, demonstrated brilliance in the field, the Yankees meanwhile invented an entire fleet of revolutionary warships that would rip the Confederacy in two along the rivers that connected North and South.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction	1	(8)
CHAPTER 1 Unprepared on the Water	9	(10)
CHAPTER 2 Birth Pangs of Ironclads	19	(10)
CHAPTER 3 The Blossoming of Little Egypt	29	(14)
CHAPTER 4 Preliminary Clash at Fort Henry	43	(10)
CHAPTER 5 Striking Back at Anaconda	53	(6)
CHAPTER 6 General Buckner's Bitter Legacy	59	(18)
CHAPTER 7 Calm Before the Storm	77	(8)
CHAPTER 8 Genesis of Island-Hopping	85	(14)
CHAPTER 9 Assault on Crescent City	99	(18)
CHAPTER 10 Eyeing Vicksburg from the South	117	(18)
CHAPTER 11 Harvest at Plum Point & Memphis	135	(6)
CHAPTER 12 Treacherous White River	141	(10)
CHAPTER 13 Confederate Counterstroke	151	(12)
CHAPTER 14 Faulty Engines, Infernal Machines	163	(12)
CHAPTER 15 Long Live the Cairo!	175	(10)
CHAPTER 16 Gunboats Come to Grips	185	(16)
CHAPTER 17 The Noose Tightens	201	(14)
CHAPTER 18 Twilight of Vicksburg	215	(6)
CHAPTER 19 Sequel on Red River	221	(6)
CHAPTER 20 A Glance Backwards	227	(6)
Notes	233	(17)
Bibliography	250	(5)
Index	255