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[Enhanced Credo edition] |
| Description |
1 online resource (1342 entries) : 150 images ; digital files. |
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still image rdacontent |
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electronic isbdmedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-318). |
| Contents |
Also by Myron J. Smith, Jr. and from McFarland -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- Entries A-Z -- Appendix A: Individuals by organization -- Appendix B: Campaigns, battles and engagements -- Appendix C: Ship registers -- Bibliography -- List of names and terms. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
Included in this biographical encyclopedia are Union and Confederate naval officers down to the rank of mate; enlisted sailors who won the Medal of Honor, or otherwise distinguished themselves or who wrote accounts of life on the gunboats; army officers and leaders who played a direct role in combat along Western waters; political officials who influenced river operations; civilian steamboat captains and pilots who participated in wartime logistics; and civilian contractors directly involved, including shipbuilders, dam builders, naval constructors and munitions experts. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on title page of print version. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations -- Encyclopedias.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography -- Encyclopedias.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0786469676 9780786469673 (DLC) 2014048237 vii, 329 pages : illustrations, map |
| ISBN |
9781787857407 electronic version |
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9780786469673 softcover ; alk. paper |
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0786469676 softcover ; alk. paper |
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9781476616988 ebook |
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