Title: A Civil War correspondent in New Orleans : the journals and reports of Albert Gaius Hills of the Boston Journal /
Authors: Hills, Albert Gaius, 1829-1879.; Dyson, Gary L., 1965-
Year: 2013
Subjects: Hills, Albert Gaius, Diaries.; Hills, Albert Gaius, Correspondence.; War correspondents Louisiana New Orleans Diaries.; War correspondents Louisiana New Orleans Correspondence.; New Orleans (La.) History Personal narratives.; Gulf Coast (La.) History, Naval; Mississippi River History, Naval; United States History Naval operations.; United States History Journalists.; United States History Press coverage.
Abstract: "Contains Hills' journals/reports for Boston Journal covering capture of New Orleans in 1862. Journals begin November 1861, describing Union preparations for the main assault and move up the Mississippi, attack on forts Jackson and St. Phillip, his impression of the captured city. His observations from Union vessels during war in the Gulf are also included"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: The Life of Albert Gaius Hills -- Taking New Orleans, 1862 -- Covering the Campaign -- About the Journals of A.G. Hills, Reporter for the Boston Journal -- Journal of a Military Expedition from Boston to ... -- Sketches Showing the Action on the River -- Memoranda of Letters Sent to the Boston Journal -- New Orleans Under Occupation -- A.G. Hills' Third Journal and His Return to New Orleans -- The Reports for the Boston Journal -- Bold Strategy of a Rebel Schooner Under the Guns of Fort San Louis and Confederate Soldiers Captured by the U.S. Steamer Montgomery -- Recollections of the Siege of Forts Jackson and St. Phillip and the Capture of New Orleans -- Seeking Information Under Difficulties [1] -- U.S. Steamer J.P. Jackson off New Orleans April 30, 1862 -- Letter to Charles O. Rogers, April 28, 1862 -- The Mississippi and the Ram Manassas -- Letter from the Mississippi River -- Spectators of the Bombardment -- How the Sabbath of the Siege Was Observed -- A Plan for Obstructing the Mississippi at the Forts; Found Among the Papers Left in Fort Jackson and Pronounced Impenetrable by the Most Skillful Officers of Our Squadron -- The Loss on Both Sides -- Seeking Information under Difficulties [2] -- The Surrender of the City -- Albert Gaius Hills Timeline.