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The USS Carondelet : a Civil War ironclad on western waters /

The USS Carondelet had a revolutionary design and was the most active of the Union's Civil War river ironclads. From Fort Henry through the siege of Vicksburg and the Red River campaign through the Battle of Nashville, the gunboat was prominent. This history draws on the letters of Ensign Scott...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Myron J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, [2010]
Subjects:
Carondolet (Gunboat)
Mississippi River Valley > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations.
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Summary:The USS Carondelet had a revolutionary design and was the most active of the Union's Civil War river ironclads. From Fort Henry through the siege of Vicksburg and the Red River campaign through the Battle of Nashville, the gunboat was prominent. This history draws on the letters of Ensign Scott Dyer Jordan and Rear Adm. Henry Walke's memoirs.
Physical Description:viii, 280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780786445240 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786445246 (softcover : alk. paper)