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Le Roy Fitch : the Civil War career of a Union river gunboat commander / Myron J. Smith, Jr.

Author/creator Smith, Myron J., Jr., 1944-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoJefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2007.
Descriptionvii, 424 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents only
Subject(s)
Contents A close-knit family and unheralded youth, 1835-1856 -- From sea to brown water, 1856-March 1862 -- New Madrid to Memphis, March-June 1862 -- Brothers and guerrillas, June-September 1862 -- Tinclads, logistics and rivers -- Guerrillas and the Nashville lifeline, August-December 1862 -- Fighting irregulars and guarding convoys, January-June 1863 -- Morgan, May-July 1863 -- Chattanooga, August-December 1863 -- Building a fleet, Fort Pillow, and a second summer on the Ohio, January-September 1864 -- Johnsonville, September-November 1864 -- Nashville, December 1864-January 1865 -- From brown water to blue and home, January 1865-April 14, 1875.
Abstract "This is the first published biography of Lieutenant Commander Le Roy Fitch. Fitch saw action on the Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers; fought against Morgan, Wheeler and Forrest, as well as irregulars; commanded an ironclad during the Battle of Nashville; and was renowned for his abilities in counterinsurgency and convoy tactics"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 391-405) and index.
LCCN 2007012857
ISBN9780786429752 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
ISBN0786429755 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)

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