The Devil's Own Purgatory: The United States Mississippi River Squadron in the Civil War

The Devil's Own Purgatory is the first complete history of the Union navy's Mississippi Squadron, a fleet that prowled the Mississippi River and its tributaries during the American Civil War. The squadron battered Confederate forts, participated in combined operations with the army, obliterated the Confederate fleet, protected Union supply lines, fought a river-based counterinsurgency war, raided plantations, and facilitated the freedom of thousands of enslaved people.

Author: Robert H. Gudmestad
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: LSU Press
Published: 11/11/2025
Series: Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
Pages: 312
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.90w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780807184912