Myron J Smith: 5 books

Book cover of The Timberclads in the Civil War

The Timberclads in the Civil War

The Lexington, Conestoga and Tyler on the Western Waters

by Myron J. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2008

In the most detailed history ever of Union warships on the western waters of the Civil War, the author recounts the exploits of the timberclad ships Lexington, Tyler, and Conestoga. Converted to warships from commercial steamboats at the beginning of the conflict, the three formed the core of the...
Book cover of Tinclads in the Civil War

Tinclads in the Civil War

Union Light-Draught Gunboat Operations on Western Waters, 1862-1865

by Myron J. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2010

Once the Union Army gained control of the upper rivers of the Mississippi Valley during the first half of 1862, slow and heavy ironclads proved ineffective in patrolling the waters. Hastily outfitted steamboats were covered with thin armor and pressed into duty. These “tinclads” fought Confederate...
Book cover of Joseph Brown and His Civil War Ironclads

Joseph Brown and His Civil War Ironclads

The USS Chillicothe, Indianola and Tuscumbia

by Myron J. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2017

A Scottish immigrant to Illinois, Joseph Brown made his pre–Civil War fortune as a miller and steamboat captain who dabbled in riverboat design and the politics of small towns. When war erupted, he used his connections (including a friendship with Abraham Lincoln) to obtain contracts to build three...
Book cover of Civil War Biographies from the Western Waters

Civil War Biographies from the Western Waters

956 Confederate and Union Naval and Military Personnel, Contractors, Politicians, Officials, Steamboat Pilots and Others

by Myron J. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015

From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War raged along the great rivers of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. While various Civil War biographies exist, none have been devoted exclusively to participants in the Western river war as waged down the Mississippi to the mouth of the Red River, and up the Ohio, the...
Book cover of Ironclad Captains of the Civil War
by Myron J. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018

From 1861 to 1865, the American Civil War saw numerous technological innovations in warfare—chief among them was the ironclad warship. Based on the Official Records, biographical works, ship and operations histories, newspapers and other sources, this book chronicles the lives of 158 ironclad captains,...
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