This book examines the politics, preparations, leaders and battles that made that made the Mobile Campaign a microcosm of the overall conduct of the Civil War. It was written by Chester G Hearn, published in 1993, the narrative is 211 pages and is illustrated with black and white drawings. In the Civil War, both sides understood that closing the South's ports would halt the introduction of war materiel to the industrially weak region. Thought eh North captured New Orleans in 1862, they did not attack the Confederate Navy in Mobile bay or the City of Mobile, Alabama until 1864. The two year delay allowed much needed supplies to enter the Confederacy and change the face of the ensuing Mobile campaign, as technological advances in ships, submarines, mines and fortifications made a striking difference in the fighting. This book did not come with a dust jacket.

Item # AA1880