| Mobile Under Siege: Surviving the Union Blockade Contributor(s): Webb, Paula Lenor (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540201392 ISBN-13: 9781540201393 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" (0.81 lbs) 146 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Locality - Mobile, Alabama |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On August 5, 1864, the Civil War arrived at Mobile s doorstep. The Union navy blockaded Mobile Bay and the city for eight months. Confederate general Dabney Maury fought to protect the city and its citizens who refused to leave, such as Octavia LeVert and Augusta Evans. Union admiral Farragut and General Canby slowly starved the city, knowing that the fall of Mobile could end the war. Author Paula Webb details the experiences of the ordeal and the defeat of a Confederate city that echoed through the entire country." |