From Cape Charles to Cape Fear: The North Atlantic Blockading Squadron During the Civil WarExamines naval logistics, tactics, and strategy employed by the Union blockade off the Atlantic coast of the Confederacy. |
Contents
Had failure been possible | 1 |
Glory again to our arms | 27 |
Richmond Is a Hard Road to Travel | 39 |
We have no use for the river | 60 |
The enemy are within the ring | 83 |
Uncle Sams web feet | 119 |
Results go far different from those desired | 142 |
No chance for manavelins | 167 |
To make bricks without straw | 200 |
We are all anxious to make the blockade | 218 |
Ishmaelites upon the broad ocean | 249 |
We are looking for old Abes fleet | 271 |
Weary of the | 303 |
Notes | 311 |
Bibliography | 407 |
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