Civil War Ironclads: The U.S. Navy and Industrial Mobilization

Contents

[ vii ] List of Figures and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. “I Have Shouldered This Fleet” Gustavus Fox and “Monitor Mania” 9 2. Forging the Fleet Alban C. Stimers and the Passaic Project 25 3. The Navy Looks West 45 4. Mobilization on the Ohio River 69 5. Miserable Failures Combat Lessons and Political Engineering 84 6. A Million of Dollars The Price of “Continuous Improvement” 101 7. Progress Retarded The Harbor and River Monitors, 1863–1864 122 8. The Sudden Destruction of Bright Hopes The Downfall of the General Inspector 147 9. Good for Fifty Years Winding Down the Mobilization 170 C o n t e n t s 10. Additions, Alterations, and Improvements Reversing Technological Momentum 198 Appendix Tabular Data for Passaic- and Tippecanoe-Class Monitors 211 Abbreviations 213 Notes 215 Essay on Sources 269 Index 277 viii • Contents ...