MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2014048237
003 DLC
005 20150814082502.0
008 141219s2015 ncuab be 001 0deng
010 $a 2014048237
020 $a9780786469673 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 $z9781476616988 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aE591$b.S65 2015
082 00 $a973.7/503$223
100 1 $aSmith, Myron J.,$eauthor.
245 10 $aCivil War biographies from the western waters :$b956 Confederate and Union naval and military personnel, contractors, politicians, officials, steamboat pilots and others /$cMyron J. Smith, Jr.
264 1 $aJefferson, North Carolina :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c[2015]
300 $avii, 329 pages :$billustrations, map ;$c28 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 305-318) and index.
520 $a"Included in this biographical encyclopedia are Union and Confederate naval officers down to the rank of mate; enlisted sailors who won the Medal of Honor, or otherwise distinguished themselves or who wrote accounts of life on the gunboats; army officers and leaders who played a direct role in combat along Western waters. Each of the biographies includes (where known) birth, death and residence data; unit organization or ship; involvement in the river war; pre- and post-war careers; and source documentation"--$cProvided by publisher.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xNaval operations$vEncyclopedias.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$vBiography$vEncyclopedias.