The Union inland navy that became the Mississippi Squadron is one
of the greatest, yet least studied aspects of the Civil War.
Without it, however, the war in the West may not have been won, and
the war in the East might have lasted much longer and perhaps ended
differently. The men who formed and commanded this large fighting
force have, with few exceptions, not been as thoroughly studied as
their army counterparts. The vessels they created were highly
specialized craft which operated in the narrow confines of the
Western rivers in places that could not otherwise receive fire
support. Ironclads and gunboats protected army forces and convoyed
much needed supplies to far-flung Federal forces. They patrolled
thousands of miles of rivers and fought battles that were every bit
as harrowing as land engagements yet inside iron monsters that
created stifling heat with little ventilation. This book is about
the intrepid men who fought under these conditions and the highly
improvised boats in which they fought. The tactics their commanders
developed were the basis for many later naval operations. Of equal
importance were lessons learned about what not to do. The flag
officers and admirals of the Mississippi Squadron wrote the rules
for modern riverine warfare.
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