Now for the Contest

H. Roberts William

Description

Now for the Contest tells the story of the Civil War at sea in the context of three campaigns: the blockade of the southern coast, the raiding of Union commerce, and the projection of power ashore. The Civil War at sea was profoundly influenced by innovation and asymmetry—both sides embraced innovation, but differences in their resources and their strategic objectives pushed them down different paths. At its peak the Union navy boasted over fifty thousand men and nearly seven hundred ships. The Confederate navy was far smaller, never exceeding some five thousand men, and it numbered its ships in the tens rather than the hundreds. The Confederacy’s “technology strategy” and its overseas programs formed the main counterweight to the Union’s numerical force.

Now for the Contest also examines how both sides mobilized and employed their resources for a war that proved to be of unprecedented intensity and duration. For both antagonists the conduct of the naval war was complicated by rapid technological change, as steam power, metal armor, and more powerful ordnance sparked experiment and innovation both in naval construction and in tactics. The war years brought tremendous change to a service that did not always welcome it. Innovative technologies flourished in this hothouse atmosphere, however, and a rising generation of naval leaders would carry the knowledge of combat into the long peace that followed.

Sujets

• Histoire
• USA
• United States of America
• Maritime history
• History of the Americas
• American Civil War
• États-Unis
• History
• Guerre de Sécession

Informations

• Publié par: Nebraska
• Date de parution: 01 novembre 2004
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780803204751
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Now for the Contest

Coastal and Oceanic Naval Operations in the CivilWar

University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London

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©by the University of Nebraska Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America  Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Roberts, William H.,– Now for the contest : coastal and oceanic naval operations in the Civil War / William H. Roberts. p. cm.—(Great campaigns of the Civil War) Includes bibliographical references and index.  (cloth : alk. paper)— (electronic : alk. paper) War,. United States—History—Civil –—Naval operations. I. Title. II. Series. .  .'—dc  Set in Plantin by Kim Essman. Designed by Debra Turner. Printed by ThomsonShore, Inc.

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Contents

List of Illustrations viii List of Charts ix Series Editors’ Introduction xi Preface xiii . Secession at Sea . Improvised Navies . Early Operations . Maturing under Fire . Ironclads in Strength . Runners and Blockaders . Privateers, “Pirates,” and Raiders . The Naval War,–  . Winners and Losers Notes Bibliographic Essay Index

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Illustrations

Following page . A prewar steam frigate,Wabash . A “ninetyday gunboat,” theKatahdin .Atlanta, shown under U.S. colors .Passaic .Wivern, one of the Confederacy’s “Laird rams” .Conemaugh, a typical blockader . The blockaderunnerAdvance . “The Supply Steamer” raider. The Florida, at Brest, France, c.–

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Charts

. Southern Coast and Federal Blockade . Port Royal, South Carolina . Mississippi River Delta . Forts Jackson and St. Philip . Mississippi River . Charleston, South Carolina . BlockadeRunning Ports . Blockade of Wilmington, North Carolina . Battle of Mobile Bay

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