Naval Campaigns of the Civil War

<p> This analysis of naval engagements during the War Between the States presents the action from the efforts at Fort Sumter during the secession of South Carolina in 1860 through the battles in the Gulf of Mexico on the Mississippi River and along the eastern seaboard to the final attack at Fort Fisher on the coast of North Carolina in January 1865.</p><p> This work provides an understanding of the maritime problems facing both sides at the beginning of the war their efforts to overcome these problems and their attempts both triumphant and tragic to control the waterways of the South. The Union blockade Confederate privateers and commerce raiders are discussed as is the famous battle between the <I>Monitor</I> and the <I>Merrimack.</I></p><p> An overview of the events in the early months preceding the outbreak of the war is presented. The chronological arrangement of the campaigns allows for ready reference regarding a single event or an entire series of campaigns. Maps and an index are also included.</p>