The Civil War in Louisiana
Print Book, English, [©1963]
Louisiana State University Press, [Baton Rouge], [©1963]
History
xiv, 534 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps, plans ; 25 cm
9780807108345, 0807108340
1391726
Part one: Prelude, 1861
The house divides
An ounce of prevention
The armed camp
Blockade and naval preparations
The pace quickens
Part Two: The curtain opens, 1862
The threat
The queen falls
Vicksburg, act one
The battle of Baton Rouge
Rule of the beast
Skirmishes, secessia, and expeditions
Part three: unvexed to the sea, 1863
Canals and stalemates
Vicksburg, act two
Time of indecision
By the back door
Port Hudson, May 27
Port Hudson, June 14
The Teche, the Mississippi, and Texas
Minor engagements and re-organization Part four: the Red River campaign, 1864
The campaign opens
Mansfield and Pleasant Hill
'Skeedaddle'
The quiet period
Part five: the curtain closes, 1965
Eventide
Surrender