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Book SynopsisThis is the first published biography of Lieutenant Commander Le Roy Fitch, US 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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Civil War NewsTable of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface 1
- List of Abbreviations 9
- 1. A Close-Knit Family and Unheralded Youth, 1835–1856 11
- 2. From Sea to Brown Water, 1856–March 1862 23
- 3. New Madrid to Memphis, March–June 1862 42
- 4. Brothers and Guerrillas, June–September 1862 57
- 5. Tinclads, Logistics and Rivers 72
- 6. Guerrillas and the Nashville Lifeline, August–December 1862 90
- 7. Fighting Irregulars and Guarding Convoys, January–June 1863 112
- 8. Morgan, May–July 1863 167
- 9. Chattanooga, August–December 1863 208
- 10. Building a Fleet, Fort Pillow, and a Second Summer on the Ohio, January–September 1864 239
- 11. Johnsonville, September–November 1864 267
- 12. Nashville, December 1864–January 1865 291
- 13. From Brown Water to Blue and Home, January 1865–April 14, 1875 335
- Notes 359
- Bibliography 391
- Index 407
