Commanding lincoln's navy: union naval leadership during the civil war
Auteur :
Taaffe, Stephen
Éditeur :
Naval Institute Press
ISBN :
9781682479278
Date de publication :
14 déc. 2023
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Union Navy played a vital role in winning the Civil War by blockading Confederate ports, cooperating in amphibious assaults, and operating on the Mississippi River. To wage this multifaceted war, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles divided the Union Navy into six squadrons. The book examines who Welles assigned to squadron command and why.