Uss Tecumseh In Mobile Bay The The Sinking Of A Civil War Ironclad

Author : David Smithweck
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467149748
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book USS Tecumseh in Mobile Bay, The: The Sinking of a Civil War Ironclad written by David Smithweck and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 1861, Lincoln declared a blockade on Southern ports. It was only a matter of time before the Union navy would pay a visit to the bustling Confederate harbor in Mobile Bay. Engineers built elaborate obstructions and batteries, and three rows of torpedoes were laid from Fort Morgan to Fort Gaines. Then, in August 1864, the inevitable came. A navy fleet of fourteen wooden ships lashed two by two and four iron monitors entered the lower bay, with the USS Tecumseh in the lead. A torpedo, poised to strike for two years, found the Tecumseh and sank it in minutes, taking ninety-three crewmen with it. Join author David Smithweck on an exploration of the ironclad that still lies upside down at the bottom of Mobile Bay.

Author : Matthew S. Muehlbauer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136756043
Total Pages : 559 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ways of War written by Matthew S. Muehlbauer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first interactions between European and native peoples, to the recent peace-keeping efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq, military issues have always played an important role in American history. Ways of War comprehensively explains the place of the military within the wider context of the history of the United States, showing its centrality to American culture and politics. The chapters provide a complete survey of the American military's growth and development while answering such questions as: How did the American military structure develop? How does it operate? And how have historical military events helped the country to grow and develop? Features Include: Chronological and comprehensive coverage of North American conflicts since the seventeenth century and international wars undertaken by the United States since 1783 Over 100 maps and images, chapter timelines identifying key dates and events, and text boxes throughout providing biographical information and first person accounts A companion website featuring an extensive testbank of discussion, essay and multiple choice questions for instructors as well as student study resources including an interactive timeline, chapter summaries, annotated further reading, annotated weblinks, additional book content, flashcards and an extensive glossary of key terms. Extensively illustrated and written by experienced instructors, Ways of War is essential reading for all students of American Military History.

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Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Common Ground written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard H. Webber
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monitors of the U.S. Navy, 1861-1937 written by Richard H. Webber and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jack Bell
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574411632
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civil War Heavy Explosive Ordnance written by Jack Bell and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most up-to-date and definitive reference guide on Union and Confederate large caliber projectiles, torpedoes, and mines, profusely illustrated with more than 1,000 photographs of 360 specimens.

Author : David Glasgow Farragut
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Battle of Mobile Bay written by David Glasgow Farragut and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work contains the offical reports and orders from the Battle of Mobile Bay, a Union victory that completed the Union blockade of the Mississippi River.

Author : John C. Wideman
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496801458
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sinking of the USS Cairo written by John C. Wideman and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2009-09-28 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1862, in one of the South's most amazing secret operations, a Confederate team, using newly invented explosive mines, blew up the USS Cairo, one of the Union's most feared ironclad gunboats. It sank within minutes. The USS Cairo is the only remaining vessel from the Union navy's river fleet. For 102 years, the ironclad rested deep in the mud of the Yazoo River. In 1964 it was rediscovered and salvaged. Now the USS Cairo is one of the premier exhibits at the Vicksburg National Military Park. This historic vessel, its entire cargo of weapons and personal effects, and its role in the war continue to spark the imagination of Civil War buffs and thousands of tourists. Here, for the first time, in a carefully documented study is the entire story of the Confederate Secret Service team that sank the USS Cairo. With family oral histories never before consulted and with newly examined documents from the National Archives, The Sinking of the USS Cairo disproves some previous theories and corrects factual errors found in earlier reports. It shows conclusively that the Cairo was not sunk by “an electrically detonated mine” but by a different method. Also, it identifies the members of the Confederate crew, whose names supposedly were “lost to history.” For the first time in a book about this river war, there are illustrations of all five gunboats that were engaged in this action. Told from the Confederate perspective for the first time, this refocused story of the Cairo is a significant addition to the history of the Confederate Secret Service, to the history of the operations around Vicksburg, and to the history of the war on the western frontier.

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Total Pages : 16 pages
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Download or read book Battlefield Update written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 516 pages
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Download or read book CRM written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Clifford L. Linedecker
Publisher : Presidio Press
ISBN 13 : 0307414779
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civil War, A to Z written by Clifford L. Linedecker and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With hundreds of entries, as well as photographs, drawings, and a handy time line of events, Civil War, A to Z encompasses everything about this historic conflict . . . from Appomattox to Zouaves. This encyclopedic illustrated reference features facts both familiar and engagingly new, organized in an easy-to-follow alphabetical format. Ranging from the basic to the bizarre, from secession to spies to all kinds of swords, Civil War, A to Z creates a complete picture of the war from the first shot to final surrender. No Civil War enthusiast or student of history will want to be without this indispensable and entertaining guide to one of America’s most pivotal and endlessly fascinating events.