Admiral David Dixon Porter: The Civil War Years

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Nearly forgotten because his career and accomplishments have steadily been misinterpreted, David Dixon Porter takes his rightful place a few of the foremost naval heroes of the Civil War in this richly detailed, entertaining history. Porter rose faster through the ranks, commanded more men and ships, won more victories, and used to be awarded more congressional votes of thanks than any other officer in the U.S. Navy. His own postwar writings, then again, were so wrong by an unquenchable ego, a thin skin, and a burning desire to vindicate his father, David Porter, a controversial naval hero in the War of 1812, that historians have neglected him.
Drawing on the correspondence and journals of Porter’s allies and enemies, both military and political, in addition to official documents and the admiral’s own volume of papers, the noted naval creator Chester Hearn sets the record straight. This account brings to life the firebrand hero of New Orleans, Arkansas Post, Vicksburg, and Fort Fisher, whose unique tactics and techniques rank a few of the most imaginative and successful in naval history. On board Porter’s flagship readers can witness daring, brilliant attacks against the punishing batteries at Vicksburg and Fort Fisher and the costly failures at Steele’s Bayou and Red River. They are able to sit down in on the critical strategy meetings with Sherman and Grant, and the thrilling chase up and down the coast of South The us after Semmes on the CSS Sumter.
A talented fighter and colorful personality with a marvelous sense of humor, Porter earned respect and friendship from the likes of Lincoln, Grant, and Sherman, but drew the ire of political generals like Butler, Banks, and McClernand.

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