Mobile under siege : surviving the Union blockade

Webb, Paula Lenor, (author.). Burnett, Lonnie A. (Lonnie Alexander), 1958- (writer of foreword.).

Record details

ISBN: 9781467118477
ISBN: 1467118478
Physical Description: 143 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Charleston, SC : History Press, 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-138) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword: A "Thousand Allurements": Mobile in 1861 / by Lonnie A. Burnett -- 1. A prequel: rumors of war -- 2. August 1864: Battle of Mobile Bay -- 3. September 1864: siege begins -- 4. October 1864: freedoms sacrificed -- 5. November 1864: denial and survival -- 6. December 1864: the call of home -- 7. January 1865: settle the contradictions -- 8. February 1865: speculations and spies -- 9. March 1865: stubbornness and Spanish Fort -- 10. April 1865: the bitter end -- 11. After the war: Union occupation.