| War on the Waters: Naval Operations in the Civil War Contributor(s): Grocki, Stan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1725121875 ISBN-13: 9781725121874 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.91 lbs) 306 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: War on the Waters sheds light on the critical participation of the Federal Navy in the American Civil War. At the commencement of hostilities with the bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor, President Lincoln ordered the blockade of the entire southern coast. This would be the primary duty of the navy for which they were totally unprepared. The rivers and any naval vessels on them that traversed the nation were under the control of the army. The army used the vessels primarily for the transportation of troops and supplies, not for military action against the enemy; that would come when naval vessels on the rivers were put under control of the Navy Department. The actions of the navy on the rivers when melded with the army achieved some stunning victories: Forts Henry and Donelson, the captures of Roanoke and Island #10 and Hatteras Inlet were instrumental in crushing the Confederacy. |
