num_pages: 432
description: 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.
language: English
title: Le Roy Fitch: The Civil War Career of a Union River Gunboat Commander
titlecomplete: Le Roy Fitch: The Civil War Career of a Union River Gunboat Commander
ratings_count: 5
publisher: McFarland