Chapter Nine. The Navy Makes Its Plans

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter One. Setting the Scene 9
6. Chapter Two. The Admiral and the Forts 17
7. Chapter Three. Attacking Texas 25
8. Chapter Four. From Bar to Battle 36
9. Chapter Five. Cottonclads with Cannon 46
10. Chapter Six. Planning a Victory 64
11. Chapter Seven. Texas Is the Target 83
12. Chapter Eight. Sabine Pass as a Stepping-Stone 92
13. Chapter Nine. The Navy Makes Its Plans 97
14. Chapter Ten. The Expedition Departs 103
15. Chapter Eleven. Revising the Plan 110
16. Chapter Twelve. ‘‘Hold the Fort at All Hazards’’ 117
17. Chapter Thirteen. Attack of the Gunboats 125
18. Chapter Fourteen. Praise and Blame 159
19. Chapter Fifteen. The War Ends for Fort Griffin 174
20. Conclusion 184
21. Appendix One. Report of Lieut. R.W. Dowling, Company ‘‘F,’’ Cook’s (Texas) Artillery, Concerning the Battle of Sabine Pass 203
22. Appendix Two. Annotated List of Sabine Pass Battle Participants 205
23. Appendix Three. Union Casualties at the Battle of Sabine Pass 208
24. Notes 211
25. Bibliography 247
26. Index 263