Lincoln's trident : the West Gulf Blockading Squadron during the Civil War / Robert M. Browning Jr.

Lincoln's trident : the West Gulf Blockading Squadron during the Civil War /

In Lincoln's Trident, Coast Guard historian Robert M. Browning Jr. continues his magisterial series about the Union's naval blockade of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Established by the Navy Department in 1862, the West Gulf Blockading Squadron operated from St. Andrews Bay...

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Main Author: Browning, Robert M. Jr., 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Farragut, David Glasgow, > 1801-1870 > Military leadership.
United States. > Navy. > West Gulf Squadron.
United States. > Navy > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Blockades.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations.
Mississippi River Valley > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Gulf Coast (U.S.) > History, Naval > 19th century.
Mexico, Gulf of > History, Naval > 19th century.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:In Lincoln's Trident, Coast Guard historian Robert M. Browning Jr. continues his magisterial series about the Union's naval blockade of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Established by the Navy Department in 1862, the West Gulf Blockading Squadron operated from St. Andrews Bay (Panama City), Florida to the Rio Grande River. As with the Navy's blockade squadrons operating in the Atlantic, the mission of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron was to cripple the South's economy by halting imports and disrupting cotton exports, the South's main source of hard currency. The bloc.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780817387785
0817387781
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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