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Once the Union Army gained control of the upper rivers of the Mississippi Valley during the first half of 1862, slow and heavy ironclads proved ineffective in patrolling the waters. Hastily outfitted steamboats were covered with thin armor and pressed into duty. These "tinclads" fought Confederate forces attacking from the riverbanks, provided convoy for merchant steamers, enforced revenue measures, and offered tow, dispatch, and other fleet support services. This history documents the service records and duties of these little-known vessels of the Union fleet.
Contents
Table of Contents
Abbreviations viii
Introduction
1. Rivers and Steamboats
2. Insurgents and Gunboats
3. The Coming of the Tinclad
4. Early Rounds, August-December 1862
5. Tinclad River Guardians, January-April 1863
6. Guerrilla Attacks and Morgan's Raid, May-December 1863
7. Troubled Rivers, January-March 1864
8. Fort Pillow, the Petrel, and Red River, April 1864
9. The Big Guns of Brig. Gen. Major, Col. Greene, and Capt. Creuzbauer, May 1864
10. Long, Hot Summer, 1864
11. Decatur and Johnsonville, October-November 1864
12. Nashville and Beyond, December 1864-April 1865
13. Winding Down, May to the Fall of 1865
Appendix I: Tinclad Acquisition Chronology, 1862-1865
Appendix II: Tinclad Postwar History, 1865-1876
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
