Lincoln's tragic admiral
Subtitle: the life of Samuel Francis Du Pont
By: Kevin J. Weddle.
Series: A nation divided
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Charlottesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865; United States. Navy -- Biography; Admirals -- United States -- Biography; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations; United States -- History, Naval -- To 1900
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.249-260) and index.
Table of contents: title: The early years; title: The Mexican War; title: A strategy for a modern navy; title: The Efficiency Board of 1855; title: From China to the Philadelphia Navy Yard; title: The Blockade Board of 1861 and Union naval strategy; title: The great southern expedition; title: The objective is Charleston; title: Charleston and its aftermath.