A Civil War correspondent in New Orleans, the journals and reports of Albert Gaius Hills of the Boston Journal, edited by Gary L. Dyson
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- Mississippi River -- History, Naval -- 19th century
- War correspondents -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Diaries
- Hills, Albert Gaius, 1829-1879 -- Diaries
- Gulf Coast (La.) -- History, Naval -- 19th century
- New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Capture, 1862 -- Personal narratives
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Journalists
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Press coverage
- War correspondents -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Correspondence
- Hills, Albert Gaius, 1829-1879 -- Correspondence
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A Civil War correspondent in New Orleans, the journals and reports of Albert Gaius Hills of the Boston Journal, edited by Gary L. Dyson
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-189) and index
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contains biographical information
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illustrationsmaps
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
A Civil War correspondent in New Orleans
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bibliography
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793581425
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edited by Gary L. Dyson
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the journals and reports of Albert Gaius Hills of the Boston Journal
Summary
"Contains Hills' journals/reports for Boston Journal covering capture of New Orleans in 1862. Journals begin November 1861, describing Union preparations for the main assault and move up the Mississippi, attack on forts Jackson and St. Phillip, his impression of the captured city. His observations from Union vessels during war in the Gulf are also included"--Provided by publisher
Table of contents
The Life of Albert Gaius Hills -- Taking New Orleans, 1862 -- Covering the Campaign -- About the Journals of A.G. Hills, Reporter for the Boston Journal -- Journal of a Military Expedition from Boston to ... -- Sketches Showing the Action on the River -- Memoranda of Letters Sent to the Boston Journal -- New Orleans Under Occupation -- A.G. Hills' Third Journal and His Return to New Orleans -- The Reports for the Boston Journal -- Bold Strategy of a Rebel Schooner Under the Guns of Fort San Louis and Confederate Soldiers Captured by the U.S. Steamer Montgomery -- Recollections of the Siege of Forts Jackson and St. Phillip and the Capture of New Orleans -- Seeking Information Under Difficulties [1] -- U.S. Steamer J.P. Jackson off New Orleans April 30, 1862 -- Letter to Charles O. Rogers, April 28, 1862 -- The Mississippi and the Ram Manassas -- Letter from the Mississippi River -- Spectators of the Bombardment -- How the Sabbath of the Siege Was Observed -- A Plan for Obstructing the Mississippi at the Forts; Found Among the Papers Left in Fort Jackson and Pronounced Impenetrable by the Most Skillful Officers of Our Squadron -- The Loss on Both Sides -- Seeking Information under Difficulties [2] -- The Surrender of the City -- Albert Gaius Hills Timeline
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