Le Roy Fitch: The Civil War Career of a Union River Gunboat Commander

by Myron J. Smith Jr.

Overview

This is the first published biography of Lieutenant Commander Le Roy Fitch, U.S. Navy. Fitch saw action on the Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers; fought against Morgan, Wheeler and Forrest, as well as irregulars; commanded an ironclad monitor during the Battle of Nashville; and was renowned for his abilities in counterinsurgency and convoy tactics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786477371
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	12/06/2013
Pages:	432
Sales rank:	540,080
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Prolific author Myron J. Smith, Jr., is emeritus library director and professor at Tusculum University, Greeneville, Tennessee.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface     
List of Abbreviations     

1. A Close-Knit Family and Unheralded Youth, 1835–1856     
2. From Sea to Brown Water, 1856–March 1862     
3. New Madrid to Memphis, March–June 1862     
4. Brothers and Guerrillas, June–September 1862     
5. Tinclads, Logistics and Rivers     
6. Guerrillas and the Nashville Lifeline, August–December 1862     
7. Fighting Irregulars and Guarding Convoys, January–June 1863     
8. Morgan, May–July 1863     
9. Chattanooga, August–December 1863     
10. Building a Fleet, Fort Pillow, and a Second Summer on the Ohio, January–September 1864     
11. Johnsonville, September–November 1864     
12. Nashville, December 1864–January 1865     
13. From Brown Water to Blue and Home, January 1865–April 14, 1875     

Notes     
Bibliography     
Index     

Editorial Reviews

one of the best...valuable...highly recommended”—Choice; “detailed...a tremendous amount of research...valuable”—Civil War News; “If it sailed on the brown water of America’s Western rives during the Civil War and flew the Stars and Stripes of the Union Navy, Myron Smith more than likely knows about it”—America’s Civil War; “the author has thoroughly researched his topic”—Blue & Gray Magazine; “Smith’s research...is extensive...one of the more important additions to the Civil War naval literature in recent years”—Civil War Books & Authors.

From the Publisher

the author has thoroughly researched his topic

Blue & Gray Magazine

detailed...a tremendous amount of research...valuable

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one of the best...valuable...highly recommended

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