MARC details
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03907cam a2200385Ki 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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ocn899209115 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20240726105012.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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150105s2014 tnua ob 001 0 eng d |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
VALIL |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
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pn |
| Transcribing agency |
VALIL |
| Modifying agency |
NT |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781621901358 |
| Qualifying information |
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| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
n-us-tn |
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n-usm-- |
| 050 04 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
E473 |
| Item number |
.T674 2014 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
NTA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
McCaul, Edward B., |
| Dates associated with a name |
1951- |
| Relator term |
Author |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
To retain command of the Mississippi : |
| Remainder of title |
the Civil War naval campaign for Memphis / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Edward B. McCaul Jr. |
| 246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Civil War naval campaign for Memphis |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Knoxville : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
University of Tennessee, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
(c)2014. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
1 online resource (xx, 249 pages) |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content type term |
text |
| Content type code |
txt |
| Source |
rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media type term |
computer |
| Media type code |
c |
| Source |
rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier type term |
online resource |
| Carrier type code |
cr |
| Source |
rdacarrier |
| 347 ## - DIGITAL FILE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| File type |
data file |
| Source |
rda |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographies and index. |
| 505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
The importance of the Mississippi River -- |
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The Confederate river defense fleet -- |
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The Union fleets -- |
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The situation -- |
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The Battle of Plum Point -- |
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The fall of Fort Pillow -- |
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The Battle of Memphis -- |
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The aftermath -- |
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Rams versus guns -- |
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Conclusion: the impact of the Battle of Memphis. |
| 520 0# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
The Mississippi River was a strategic priority for the Union army from the outset of the American Civil War. By controlling the Mississippi, the North's military forces could effectively split the Confederacy in two and create economic and logistical havoc for Confederate supply lines that relied on river transportation. A number of battles were fought for control of the Mississippi, and ultimately the combination of Union troops supported by Federal gunboats and armored paddle steamers culminated in the surrender of Port Hudson in July 1863 and Union dominance over the Mississippi waterways. The Battle of Memphis was one such fray waged for control of the Mississippi. It was a major victory for the Union, one that was over almost before it began because of luck and lessons the Union fleet learned at a hard-fought battle with the Confederate River Defense Fleet at Plum Point. Perhaps owing to its swift conclusion, the Battle of Memphis has not received the scholarly attention of other battles, such as Vicksburg and Forts Henry and Donelson. In To Retain Command of the Mississippi, Edward B. McCaul Jr. argues that the Battle of Memphis was pivotal in the Union's efforts to control the Mississippi River. The Union command, by narrowly escaping defeat at Plum Point, learned invaluable lessons about the Confederate River Defense Fleet and masterfully enacted those lessons in decisively defeating the Confederate fleet at Memphis. With the Confederacy's river forces severely crippled after the Battle of Memphis, the Union fleets pushed onward to eventual victory at Vicksburg. McCaul brings this pivotal river battle back into the American Civil War discussion by highlighting the Union gains and Confederate losses that led up to the Battle of Memphis and maintaining that had the battle gone differently, Grant's plans for taking Vicksburg would have been drastically altered Edward B. McCaul Jr. is Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Assessment in the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University. He is the author of The Mechanical Fuze and the Advance of Artillery in the Civil War, and his articles have appeared in Military History, Vietnam, and Aviation History. |
| 530 ## - COPYRIGHT INFORMATION: |
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| COPYRIGHT INFORMATION |
COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission: |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="b">b</a> |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Memphis, Battle of, Memphis, Tenn., 1862. |
| 655 #1 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Electronic Books. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1108614&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518">https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1108614&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518</a> |
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Click to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) |
| DONATED BY: |
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EBSCO |
| Classification part |
E. |
| PUBLICATION YEAR |
2014 |
| LOCATION |
ONLINE |
| REQUESTED BY: |
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NFIC |
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NT |
| 902 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT B, LDB (RLIN) |
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1 |
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Cynthia Snell |
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1 |
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Cynthia Snell |