Andrew Foote: Civil War Admiral on Western Waters

by Spencer C. Tucker

Book Overview

This biography traces the life and career of one of the U.S. Navy's first admirals, Andrew Hull Foote. As flag officer of the Union's western naval forces, Foote was a key figure in the February 1862 Union victories at Forts Henry and Donelson in Tennessee and helped open the Confederate heartland to the Union.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557508208
• ISBN13: 9781557508201
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"