Le Roy Fitch: The Civil War Career of a Union River Gunboat Commander - Hardcover
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.
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About the Author:
Myron J. Smith, Jr., is the library director and a professor of history at Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee. He is the author of The Baseball Bibliography, 2d ed., (2006).
Review:
"one of the best...valuable...highly recommended"--Choice; "detailed...a tremendous amount of research...valuable"--Civil War News; "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; "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.
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- PublisherMcFarland
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0786429755
- ISBN 13 9780786429752
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages432
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