The Civil War in Louisiana.
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| Author / Creator: | Winters, John D. (John David), 1916-1997. |
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| Imprint: | [Baton Rouge] Louisiana State University Press [1963] |
| Description: | xiv, 534 pages illustrations, portraits, maps, plans 25 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1823284 |
Table of Contents:
- Part one: Prelude, 1861
- The house divides
- An ounce of prevention
- The armed camp
- Blockade and naval preparations
- The pace quickens
- Part Two: The curtain opens, 1862
- The threat
- The queen falls
- Vicksburg, act one
- The battle of Baton Rouge
- Rule of the beast
- Skirmishes, secessia, and expeditions
- Part three: unvexed to the sea, 1863
- Canals and stalemates
- Vicksburg, act two
- Time of indecision
- By the back door
- Port Hudson, May 27
- Port Hudson, June 14
- The Teche, the Mississippi, and Texas
- Minor engagements and re-organization Part four: the Red River campaign, 1864
- The campaign opens
- Mansfield and Pleasant Hill
- 'Skeedaddle'
- The quiet period
- Part five: the curtain closes, 1965
- Eventide
- Surrender.