Author: Dennis J. Dufrene
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614233594
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
When Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861, no one doubted that a battle to control the Mississippi River was imminent. Throughout the war, the Federals pushed their way up the river. Every port and city seemed to fall against the force of the Union navy. The capital was forced to retreat from Baton Rouge to Shreveport. Many of the smaller towns, like Bayou Sara and Donaldsonville, were nearly shelled completely off the map. It was not until the Union reached Port Hudson that the Confederates had a fighting chance to keep control of the mighty Mississippi. They fought long and hard, undersupplied and undermanned, but ultimately the Union prevailed. With interest in the Civil War at an all-time high, please consider a review or a feature story with Dennis J. Dufrene.
Civil War Baton Rouge, Port Hudson and Bayou Sara
Author: Dennis J. Dufrene
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614233594
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
When Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861, no one doubted that a battle to control the Mississippi River was imminent. Throughout the war, the Federals pushed their way up the river. Every port and city seemed to fall against the force of the Union navy. The capital was forced to retreat from Baton Rouge to Shreveport. Many of the smaller towns, like Bayou Sara and Donaldsonville, were nearly shelled completely off the map. It was not until the Union reached Port Hudson that the Confederates had a fighting chance to keep control of the mighty Mississippi. They fought long and hard, undersupplied and undermanned, but ultimately the Union prevailed. With interest in the Civil War at an all-time high, please consider a review or a feature story with Dennis J. Dufrene.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614233594
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
When Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861, no one doubted that a battle to control the Mississippi River was imminent. Throughout the war, the Federals pushed their way up the river. Every port and city seemed to fall against the force of the Union navy. The capital was forced to retreat from Baton Rouge to Shreveport. Many of the smaller towns, like Bayou Sara and Donaldsonville, were nearly shelled completely off the map. It was not until the Union reached Port Hudson that the Confederates had a fighting chance to keep control of the mighty Mississippi. They fought long and hard, undersupplied and undermanned, but ultimately the Union prevailed. With interest in the Civil War at an all-time high, please consider a review or a feature story with Dennis J. Dufrene.
The Port Hudson Campaign, 1862–1863
Author: Edward Cunningham
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807119259
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The determination with which the Confederate garrison of Port Hudson, Louisiana, held out—for seven weeks, fewer than five thousand Confederate troops fended off almost thirty thousand Yankees—makes it one of the most interesting campaigns of the Civil War. It was, in fact, the longest siege in United States military history. In The Port Hudson Campaign, 1862-1863, Edward Cunningham tells for the first time the complete story of the Union operation against this Confederate stronghold on the Lower Mississippi. The initial phase was the costly attempt by the Union fleet to run the Port Hudson batteries—the naval engagement in which the historic warship Mississippi was lost. The second phase was the even more costly effort by General Nathaniel P. Banks to take the stronghold from the landward side. The third and final phase, the siege itself, culminated in surrender, less than a week after the capture of Vicksburg. Cunningham has unearthed in his research a greater abundance of sources and more information on the campaign than most historians thought existed. The resulting dramatic story of Port Hudson, told with great clarity and verve, reveals the importance of that campaign to the course of the Civil War.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807119259
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The determination with which the Confederate garrison of Port Hudson, Louisiana, held out—for seven weeks, fewer than five thousand Confederate troops fended off almost thirty thousand Yankees—makes it one of the most interesting campaigns of the Civil War. It was, in fact, the longest siege in United States military history. In The Port Hudson Campaign, 1862-1863, Edward Cunningham tells for the first time the complete story of the Union operation against this Confederate stronghold on the Lower Mississippi. The initial phase was the costly attempt by the Union fleet to run the Port Hudson batteries—the naval engagement in which the historic warship Mississippi was lost. The second phase was the even more costly effort by General Nathaniel P. Banks to take the stronghold from the landward side. The third and final phase, the siege itself, culminated in surrender, less than a week after the capture of Vicksburg. Cunningham has unearthed in his research a greater abundance of sources and more information on the campaign than most historians thought existed. The resulting dramatic story of Port Hudson, told with great clarity and verve, reveals the importance of that campaign to the course of the Civil War.
Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1614
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1614
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Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
Author: Robert Underwood Johnson
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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Military Operations of the Civil War: Lower seaboard theatre of operations
Author: United States. National Archives and Records Service
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Military Operations of the Civil War
Author: United States. National Archives and Records Service
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 650
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 650
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Military Operations of the Civil War: Main Eastern theater of operations
Author: United States. National Archives and Records Service
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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The Indiana Jackass Regiment in the Civil War
Author: Phillip E. Faller
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786470461
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
This book contains never before published information, including artillery firing tables, for an Indiana infantry regiment converted to heavy artillery. It concentrates upon these Hoosiers' three-and-a-half years of duty in the Trans-Mississippi Theater and Gulf states during the Civil War, often as a separate command. They acted as infantry, cavalry and light artillery (with captured cannons) before being converted to heavy artillery in 1863. Their cannons and artillery equipment were hauled by hundreds of mules. The regiment participated in the taking of New Orleans, securing an important rail link to Morgan City, Louisiana, the Teche Campaign, the siege and reduction of Port Hudson, the Red River Campaign, and sieges and reductions of Fort Gaines, Fort Morgan, Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, Alabama.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786470461
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
This book contains never before published information, including artillery firing tables, for an Indiana infantry regiment converted to heavy artillery. It concentrates upon these Hoosiers' three-and-a-half years of duty in the Trans-Mississippi Theater and Gulf states during the Civil War, often as a separate command. They acted as infantry, cavalry and light artillery (with captured cannons) before being converted to heavy artillery in 1863. Their cannons and artillery equipment were hauled by hundreds of mules. The regiment participated in the taking of New Orleans, securing an important rail link to Morgan City, Louisiana, the Teche Campaign, the siege and reduction of Port Hudson, the Red River Campaign, and sieges and reductions of Fort Gaines, Fort Morgan, Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, Alabama.
The History of the Civil War in America
Author: John Stevens Cabot Abbott
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 664
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: and 4
Author: Robert Underwood Johnson
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 832
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 832
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