Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 324 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
Scraping the barnacles -- Atlantic storms -- The mighty Mississippi -- Hammers on anvils -- The peripheries -- Turning the tide -- Conclusion |
Summary |
The Union Navy played a vital role in winning the Civil War by blockading Confederate ports, cooperating with the Union Army in amphibious assaults, and controlling the Mississippi River and its tributaries. President Lincoln understood, however, that the Navy was not as important, militarily and politically, to the war effort as the Army, so he delegated authority to his Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles, who divided the Navy into six squadrons and hand-picked their commanders. This book examines Welles selections and why he appointed them. While noting that the officers records, char |
Analysis |
Command of troops |
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Leadership United States History 19th century |
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United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations |
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United States // Navy History 19th century |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-313) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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United States. Navy -- History -- 19th century
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United States. Navy fast |
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Leadership -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Command of troops.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Command of troops
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Leadership
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Military operations, Naval
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140251
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United States
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Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
1612515177 |
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9781612515175 |
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