Battle on the Bay : the Civil War struggle for Galveston / Edward T. Cotham, Jr.

Author/creator Cotham, Edward T., 1953-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAustin : University of Texas Press, 1998.
Description241 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents The war is postponed -- A safe condition -- Warming up for war -- The island city chooses sides -- City in the sea -- The blockade begins -- A pessimistic assessment -- Thomas Chubb and the royal yacht -- The threat of bombardment -- Captured by ferryboats -- The infantry arrives -- The prince and his players -- From Glorieta to Galveston -- Prince John plans his next production -- The Battle of Kuhn's Wharf -- Cottonclad victory -- After the battle -- A trap fails to close -- Still another disaster off Galveston -- An entrenched camp -- Treated like a conquered city -- Running the blockade -- The "closing act of the rebellion".
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [219]-230) and index.
LCCN 97004835
ISBN0292712049 (alk. paper)
ISBN0292712057 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E474.1 .C67 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold