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Ellet\'s Brigade The Strangest Outfit of All
Author(s)

Chester G. Hearn
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9780807165454, 9780807125595
Publisher

LSU Press
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Soon after the start of the Civil War, during the naval buildup on the central Mississippi River, celebrated civil engineer Charles Ellet, Jr., formed the Ram Fleet under U.S. secretary of war Edwin M. Stanton. Perhaps the most bizarre unit organized by the Union, the rams were shunned by both the army and navy as superfluous instruments of war. However, on June 6, 1862, they proved their worth by defeating the Confederate River Defense Fleet ironclads at Memphis while the U.S. Navy simply watched. In this lively study, Chester G. Hearn details the formation and wartime exploits of Ellet’s fleet, reviving the history of this fascinating but forgotten brigade.

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Full Title

Ellet\'s Brigade The Strangest Outfit of All
Author(s)

Chester G. Hearn
Edition
ISBN

9780807165461, 9780807125595
Publisher

LSU Press
Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Soon after the start of the Civil War, during the naval buildup on the central Mississippi River, celebrated civil engineer Charles Ellet, Jr., formed the Ram Fleet under U.S. secretary of war Edwin M. Stanton. Perhaps the most bizarre unit organized by the Union, the rams were shunned by both the army and navy as superfluous instruments of war. However, on June 6, 1862, they proved their worth by defeating the Confederate River Defense Fleet ironclads at Memphis while the U.S. Navy simply watched. In this lively study, Chester G. Hearn details the formation and wartime exploits of Ellet’s fleet, reviving the history of this fascinating but forgotten brigade.

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