| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations Used in Notes -- Glossary of Terms -- Organizations -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Building Defenses on the Lower Mississippi River -- Chapter Two: Initial Movements and Counters -- Chapter Three: Strengthening the Confederate Navy on the Mississippi River -- Chapter Four: The Campaign for the Upper Mississippi River -- Chapter Five: Operations in Coastal Louisiana and Mississippi -- Chapter Six: The Campaign for New Orleans -- Chapter Seven: The First Campaign for Vicksburg |
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Chapter Eight: Shift to the Unconventional -- Chapter Nine: River Operations in Southern Louisiana -- Chapter Ten: The Loss of Vicksburg and the Yazoo River -- Chapter Eleven: Defending the Red River -- Chapter Twelve: Denouement on the Tributaries -- Chapter Thirteen: Confederate Riverine Ambitions, Innovations, and Effectiveness -- Epilogue: Analysis and Conclusions -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
"Defending the Arteries of Rebellion analyzes efforts by the Confederacy to maintain control of its key internal waterways across the Mississippi River Valley. It examines how numerous organizations, from the Confederate Navy, Marines, Revenue Service, Army, River Defense Fleet, state naval forces, privateers, and civilian craft, struggled to cooperate and defend the Mississippi River and its many tributary and distributary waterways, facing issues of command, supply, and overwhelming enemy forces. It also highlights how river warfare is a juggling act of constant maneuver, static fortifications, and the lingering question of where to mass forces to face the enemy"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 3, 2020) |
| Subject |
Confederate States of America. Navy -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
Confederate States of America. Navy fast |
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Military campaigns
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Military operations, Naval
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Riverine operations
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Mississippi River Valley -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
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Mississippi River Valley -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Riverine operations
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140216
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140251
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| Subject |
Mississippi River Valley
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781611215113 |
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1611215110 |
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