Chaitin, Peter.

The coastal war : Chesapeake Bay to Rio Grande / by Peter M. Chaitin and the editors of Time-Life Books. - Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, c1984. - 176 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 28 cm. - The Civil War . - Civil War. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-173) and index.

Invading the inland sea -- The fight for New Orleans -- Stalemate in the Tidewater -- Charleston under the gun -- Battles on two coasts.

Describes the Federal government's amphibious assaults on strategic areas of Confederate coast-line.

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United States--History--Naval operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Blockades.--Civil War, 1861-1865

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