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Mr. Stanton's Navy: the U. S. Army Ram Fleet and Mississippi Marine Brigade, 1862-1864

The purpose of this thesis is to illustrate the importance of the military principle of unity of command by examining the military history of a Union army unit during the Civil War. The Mississippi Marine Brigade and its predecessor, the Ellet Ram Fleet, being a creation of the War Department, and yet conducting tactical operations within the scope of the Navy Department, vividly illustrates the problems inherent in joint army-navy operations. The brigade's primary mission was to counter guerrilla warfare in the Mississippi River valley. The text describes the organization, administration, and major operations of the brigade as a mobile, independent, private military force.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663501
Date05 1900
CreatorsMangrum, Robert G.
ContributorsScroggs, Jack B., 1919-, Gantt, Fred
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 150 leaves, Text
Coverage1862-1864
RightsPublic, Mangrum, Robert G., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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