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20 - War on the Rivers

from Part II - Places

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2019

By
Gary D. Joiner
Edited by
Aaron Sheehan-Dean
Aaron Sheehan-Dean
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University
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Summary

Prior to the Civil War, the US War Department, and particularly the navy, concentrated on fighting a European foe in foreign and home waters. Britain was the most commonly conceived enemy. Great coastal forts were built at major river mouths or a short distance upstream. There was no need to protect the vast network of inland rivers and smaller streams. The Civil War created unforeseen problems for both the North and the Confederacy.

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The Cambridge History of the American Civil War , pp. 405 - 426
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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