Steamboats On The Western Rivers In The Civil War
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Steamboats On The Western Rivers In The Civil War
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Author : John Bowman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Steamboats On The Western Rivers In The Civil War written by John Bowman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Gunboats categories.
"This book documents the history of steamboats on the Western Rivers in the Civil War... This book contains contemporary photographs of gun-boats that served on the Western Rivers with their histories. The book contains a list of 600 river steamboats that served both sides in the war.
Steamboats On The Western Rivers
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Author : Louis C. Hunter
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-04-30
Steamboats On The Western Rivers written by Louis C. Hunter and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-30 with Transportation categories.
Richly detailed definitive account covers every aspect of steamboat's development — from construction, equipment, and operation to races, collisions, rise of competition, and ultimate decline of steamboat transportation.
The Western River Steamboat
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Author : Adam I. Kane
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2004
The Western River Steamboat written by Adam I. Kane and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Given in honor of Royce Hickman by the Aggieland Rotary Club of Bryan-College Station.
The Fight For The Yazoo August 1862 July 1864
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Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2012-10-10
The Fight For The Yazoo August 1862 July 1864 written by Myron J. Smith, Jr. and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-10 with History categories.
Following the loss of the CSS Arkansas in early August 1862, Union and Confederate eyes turned to the Yazoo River, which formed the developing northern flank for the South’s fortress at Vicksburg, Mississippi. For much of the next year, Federal efforts to capture the citadel focused on possession of that stream. Huge battles and mighty expeditions were launched (Chickasaw Bayou, Yazoo Pass, Steele’s Bayou) from that direction, but the city, guarded by stout defenses, swamps, and motivated defenders, could not be turned. Finally, Union troops ran down the Mississippi and came up from the south and the river defenses and the bastion itself were taken from the east. From July 1863 to August 1864, sporadic Confederate resistance necessitated continued Federal attention. This book recounts the whole story.
Murder On The Ohio Belle
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Author : Stuart W. Sanders
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2020-03-17
Murder On The Ohio Belle written by Stuart W. Sanders and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-17 with True Crime categories.
“A carefully crafted microhistory of a riverboat and life on the Western rivers that reveals the tensions and realities of America on the eve of civil war.” —America’s Civil War Review In March 1856, a dead body washed onto the shore of the Mississippi River. Nothing out of the ordinary. In those days, people fished corpses from the river with alarming frequency. But this body, with its arms and legs tied to a chair, struck an especially eerie chord. The body belonged to a man who had been a passenger on the luxurious steamboat known as the Ohio Belle, and he was the son of a southern planter. Who had bound and pitched this wealthy man into the river? Why? As reports of the killing spread, one newspaper shuddered, “The details are truly awful and well calculated to cause a thrill of horror.” Drawing on eyewitness accounts, Murder on the Ohio Belle uncovers the mysterious circumstances behind the bloodshed. A northern vessel captured by secessionists, sailing the border between slave and free states at the edge of the frontier, the Ohio Belle navigated the confluence of nineteenth-century America’s greatest tensions. Stuart W. Sanders dives into the history of this remarkable steamer—a story of double murders, secret identities, and hasty getaways—and reveals the bloody roots of antebellum honor culture, classism, and vigilante justice. “Dives deeply into the antebellum South’s culture of honor and masculine violence.” —Kenneth W. Noe, author of The Howling Storm “Captures the clash of class and cultures between the North and the South, between wealthy southerners and those they deemed to be lower-class in living color.” —Cleveland Review of Books
The Timberclads In The Civil War
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Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2008-10-07
The Timberclads In The Civil War written by Myron J. Smith, Jr. and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-07 with History categories.
In the most detailed history ever of Union warships on the western waters of the Civil War, the author recounts the exploits of the timberclad ships Lexington, Tyler, and Conestoga. Converted to warships from commercial steamboats at the beginning of the conflict, the three formed the core of the North's Western Flotilla, later the Mississippi Squadron. The book focuses on the activities of these wooden warriors while providing context for the greater war, including accounts of their famous commanders, their roles in both large and small battles, ship-to-ship combat, and support for the armies of Gen. U.S. Grant and Gen. William T. Sherman.
Steamboats On The Western Rivers
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Author : Louis C. Hunter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Steamboats On The Western Rivers written by Louis C. Hunter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Inland navigation categories.
Civil War America 1850 To 1875
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Author : Richard F. Selcer
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2014-05-14
Civil War America 1850 To 1875 written by Richard F. Selcer and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with Almanacs, American categories.
Features essays, statistical data, period photographs, maps, and documents.
Black Life On The Mississippi
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Author : Thomas C. Buchanan
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2006-03-08
Black Life On The Mississippi written by Thomas C. Buchanan and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-08 with History categories.
All along the Mississippi--on country plantation landings, urban levees and quays, and the decks of steamboats--nineteenth-century African Americans worked and fought for their liberty amid the slave trade and the growth of the cotton South. Offering a counternarrative to Twain's well-known tale from the perspective of the pilothouse, Thomas C. Buchanan paints a more complete picture of the Mississippi, documenting the rich variety of experiences among slaves and free blacks who lived and worked on the lower decks and along the river during slavery, through the Civil War, and into emancipation. Buchanan explores the creative efforts of steamboat workers to link riverside African American communities in the North and South. The networks African Americans created allowed them to keep in touch with family members, help slaves escape, transfer stolen goods, and provide forms of income that were important to the survival of their communities. The author also details the struggles that took place within the steamboat work culture. Although the realities of white supremacy were still potent on the river, Buchanan shows how slaves, free blacks, and postemancipation freedpeople fought for better wages and treatment. By exploring the complex relationship between slavery and freedom, Buchanan sheds new light on the ways African Americans resisted slavery and developed a vibrant culture and economy up and down America's greatest river.
Civil War Biographies From The Western Waters
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Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-01-30
Civil War Biographies From The Western Waters written by Myron J. Smith, Jr. and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-30 with History categories.
From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War raged along the great rivers of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. While various Civil War biographies exist, none have been devoted exclusively to participants in the Western river war as waged down the Mississippi to the mouth of the Red River, and up the Ohio, the Tennessee and the Cumberland. Based on the Official Records, county histories, newspapers and internet sources, this is the first work to profile personnel involved in the fighting on these great streams. Included in this biographical encyclopedia are Union and Confederate naval officers down to the rank of mate; enlisted sailors who won the Medal of Honor, or otherwise distinguished themselves or who wrote accounts of life on the gunboats; army officers and leaders who played a direct role in combat along Western waters; political officials who influenced river operations; civilian steamboat captains and pilots who participated in wartime logistics; and civilian contractors directly involved, including shipbuilders, dam builders, naval constructors and munitions experts. Each of the biographies includes (where known) birth, death and residence data; unit organization or ship; involvement in the river war; pre- and post-war careers; and source documentation. Hundreds of individuals are given their first historic recognition.