Table of Contents

Foreword

About the Author

Part One: Battle-Pieces

“Apathy and Enthusiasm”

“Lyon”

“Dupont’s Round Fight”


“The Stone Fleet: An Old Sailor’s Lament”

“Donelson”

“The Cumberland”

“In the Turret”

“The Temeraire”

“A Utilitarian View of the Monitor’s Fight”


“Shiloh: A Requiem”

“The Battle for the Mississippi”

“Malvern Hill”

“Running the Batteries”

“Look-Out Mountain: The Night Fight”

“Chattanooga”

“The SwampAngel”

“The Battle for the Bay”

“The Eagle of the Blue”

“Rebel Color-Bearers at Shiloh”

Part 2: John Marr and Other Sailors

John Marr

Bridegroom Dick