Le Roy Fitch
Subtitle: the Civil War career of a Union river gunboat commander
By: Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786429752
Subjects: Fitch, Le Roy, -- 1835-1875; United States. -- Navy -- Officers -- Biography; Ship captains -- United States -- Biography; Gunboats -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Naval convoys -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Ohio River -- History, Naval -- 19th century; Tennessee River -- History, Naval -- 19th century; Cumberland River (Ky. and Tenn.) -- History, Naval -- 19th century; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Riverine operations; Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Riverine operations
Genres: Biography.
Description: "This is the first published biography of Lieutenant Commander Le Roy Fitch. Fitch saw action on the Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers; fought against Morgan, Wheeler and Forrest, as well as irregulars; commanded an ironclad during the Battle of Nashville; and was renowned for his abilities in counterinsurgency and convoy tactics"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A close-knit family and unheralded youth, 1835-1856; title: From sea to brown water, 1856-March 1862; title: New Madrid to Memphis, March-June 1862; title: Brothers and guerrillas, June-September 1862; title: Tinclads, logistics and rivers; title: Guerrillas and the Nashville lifeline, August-December 1862; title: Fighting irregulars and guarding convoys, January-June 1863; title: Morgan, May-July 1863; title: Chattanooga, August-December 1863; title: Building a fleet, Fort Pillow, and a second summer on the Ohio, January-September 1864; title: Johnsonville, September-November 1864; title: Nashville, December 1864-January 1865; title: From brown water to blue and home, January 1865-April 14, 1875.