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The CSS Arkansas : a Confederate ironclad on western waters / Myron J. Smith, Jr.
"The makeshift CSS Arkansas, completed by Lt. Isaac Newton Brown and manned by a mixed crew of volunteers, gave the South a surge of confidence when it launched in 1862. The saga of the CSS Arkansas represents the last significant Confederate naval activity in the war's Western theater."--Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780786447268 (softcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0786447265 (softcover : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: viii, 351 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
- Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2011.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-342) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Beginnings -- The upper river ironclads -- A frustrating start, August-December 1861 -- From Memphis to Yazoo City, January-May 1862 -- Five weeks up the Yazoo, early May-late June 1862 -- Descending the Yazoo, June 25-July 15, 1862 -- Morning (part I), July 15, 1862: dawn fight in the Yazoo -- Morning (part II), July 15, 1862: running the gauntlet -- Surviving Farragut's charge: night, July 15, 1862 -- Arkansas vs. Essex, round one: July 16-22, 1862 -- Arkansas vs. Essex, round two: finale off Baton Rouge, July 23-August 6, 1862. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | E 599 .A75 S65 2011 | 30543116 | General Collection | Available | - |
The CSS Arkansas : A Confederate Ironclad in Western Waters
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The CSS Arkansas : A Confederate Ironclad in Western Waters
While the Monitor and Merrimack are the most famous of the Civil War ironclads, the Confederacy had another ship in its flotilla that carried high hopes and a metal hull. The makeshift CSS Arkansas , completed by Lt. Isaac Newton Brown and manned by a mixed crew of volunteers, gave the South a surge of confidence when it launched in 1862. For 28 days of summer, the ship engaged in five battles with Union warships, falling victim in the end only to her own primitive engines. The saga of the CSS Arkansas represents the last significant Rebel naval activity in the war's Western theater.
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