The Civil War in LouisianaThis comprehensive history fills an important gap in the story of the Civil War. Too often the war waged west of the Mississippi River has been given short shrift by historians and scholars, who have tended to focus their attention on the great battles east of the river. This book looks in detail at the military operations that occurred in Louisiana—most of them minor skirmishes, but some of them battles and campaigns of major importance. |
Contents
THE HOUSE DIVIDES | 3 |
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION | 14 |
THE ARMED CAMP | 29 |
BLOCKADE AND NAVAL PREPARATIONS | 44 |
THE PACE QUICKENS | 57 |
1862 | 69 |
THE THREAT | 71 |
THE QUEEN FALLS | 85 |
PORT HUDSON MAY 27 | 242 |
PORT HUDSON JUNE 14 | 268 |
THE TECHE THE MISSISSIPPI AND TEXAS | 284 |
MINOR ENGAGEMENTS AND REORGANIZATION | 301 |
1864 | 315 |
THE CAMPAIGN OPENS | 317 |
MANSFIELD AND PLEASANT HILL | 340 |
SKEDADDLE | 356 |
VICKSBURG ACT ONE | 103 |
THE BATTLE OF BATON ROUGE | 113 |
RULE OF THE BEAST | 125 |
SKIRMISHES SECESSIA AND EXPEDITIONS | 149 |
1863 | 169 |
CANALS AND STALEMATES | 171 |
VICKSBURG ACT TWO | 186 |
TIME OF INDECISION | 206 |
BY THE BACK DOOR | 221 |