Chesapeake Bay in the Civil War

by Eric Mills

A rich panorama of fascinating Civil War history, this is the story of gunboats and smugglers, privateers and street-brawlers--the chronicle of mighty armies and ironclads, shoreline artillery and tidewater guerillas, blockade-running oystermen, and the unsung sailors of the Potomac Flotilla. This is the story of the Chesapeake Bay in the Civil War.

Genres: Civil War, History

328 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1995

Reviews

[Manray9 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hundreds of books have been written about America's Civil War, but Chesapeake Bay in the Civil War provides an interesting look at an important but neglected theater of operations. Unfortunately, Eric Mill's book is not well-written and contains a number of awkward sentence constructions and confusing phraseology. What do editors do anymore?

[Gregory Ashe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having grown up in Virginia Beach and spent much of my life on or near the Chesapeake Bay, I found this book fascinating. In addition, as a (very) amateur Civil War historian (in that I have read many books on the Civil War), I have always been interested in the theaters that, although not as famous as the Army of the Potomac v. the Army of Northern Virginia or Sherman v. Johnson, were critical in their own way to the Union victory over the Confederacy. It was very interesting to learn how the Chesapeake was actually an active theater of war for the entire duration and not just a transportation route.

[Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinating in many places learned a lot about our region but a little dry of course.