Gunsmoke over the Atlantic : first naval actions of the Civil War /

On April 12, 1861, the Civil War began when shots were fired on an unfinished fort in Charleston Harbor. From that thunderous opening salvo, the naval battles to control the Atlantic coast that followed--daring, savage, and often deadly--were not only crucial in determining the outcome of the war an...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Coombe, Jack D (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bantam Books, 2002.
Subjects:	United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations. Atlantic Coast (U.S.) > History, Naval > 19th century. États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Opérations navales. Atlantique, Côte de l' (États-Unis) > Histoire navale > 19e siècle. Military operations, Naval. United States. United States > Atlantic Coast. 1800-1899 History. Naval history.
Online Access:	Sample text Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description

Table of Contents:

Naval Chronology: 1860-1865
Naval Nomenclature
1. Fort Sumter and the U.S. Navy
2. A Navy Yard Falls
3. The Blockade and the Blockade-Runners
4. A New Navy Is Born
5. The First Amphibious Operations, Part 1: Cape Hatteras
6. The First Amphibious Operations, Part 2: Port Royal
7. The Trent Tribulation
8. Mopping Up the Sounds: Roanoke
9. Monitor vs. Merrimack, Part 1: The Antagonists
10. Monitor vs. Merrimack, Part 2: The Conflict
11. Monitor vs. Merrimack, Part 3: The Aftermath
12. Fort Pulaski Falls
13. Fort Sumter Revisited
14. The Hunley and Underwater Warfare
15. The Albemarle Saga
16. Kearsarge vs. Alabama: End of a Raider
17. Climax at Fort Fisher, Part 1
18. Climax at Fort Fisher, Part 2
19. Twilight of the Confederate Navy
20. A Glance Backward.