Brown Paper Rams and Horse Marines
Author : Stephen R. Howard
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Page : 189 pages
File Size : 15,32 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Mississippi
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Author : Stephen R. Howard
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Page : 189 pages
File Size : 15,32 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Mississippi
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Author : James A. Delle
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,35 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Antislavery movements
ISBN : 1621900886
"The Limits of Tyranny advances the study of the African diaspora and reconsiders the African American experience in terms of dominance and resistance"--Jacket.
Author : Chester G. Hearn
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 25,9 MB
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807131862
Soon after the start of the Civil War, during the naval buildup on the central Mississippi River, celebrated civil engineer Charles Ellet, Jr., formed the Ram Fleet under U.S. secretary of war Edwin M. Stanton. Perhaps the most bizarre unit organized by the Union, the rams were shunned by both the army and navy as superfluous instruments of war. However, on June 6, 1862, they proved their worth by defeating the Confederate River Defense Fleet ironclads at Memphis while the U.S. Navy simply watched. In this lively study, Chester G. Hearn details the formation and wartime exploits of Ellet's fleet, reviving the history of this fascinating but forgotten brigade.
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Page : 826 pages
File Size : 30,49 MB
Release : 1943
Category : Michigan
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Author : Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Page : 872 pages
File Size : 47,33 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
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Author : Ann Sophia Stephens
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Page : 654 pages
File Size : 45,49 MB
Release : 1867
Category : United States
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Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 12,50 MB
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1476616981
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.
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Page : 200 pages
File Size : 14,97 MB
Release : 1882
Category : Cities and towns
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Page : 838 pages
File Size : 15,6 MB
Release : 1910
Category : United States
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Author : Michigan Historical Commission
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Page : 794 pages
File Size : 31,90 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Michigan
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