附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-431) and index.
Had failure been possible: the Navy's response to war -- Glory again to our arms: the capture of eastern North Carolina -- Richmond is a hard road to travel: the peninsular campaign -- We have no use for the river: the Navy in the eastern theater -- The enemy are within the ring: stalemate in North Carolina -- Uncle Sam's web feet: operations in the interior waters -- Results go far different from those desired: acquiring and maintaining the fleet -- No chance for manavelins: supplying the squadron -- Economize all you can: coaling the gunboats -- To make bricks without straw: men and the navy -- We are all anxious to make the blockade efficient: the coastal blockade -- Ishmaelites upon the broad ocean: the blockade runners -- We are looking for old Abe's fleet: the capture of Wilmington -- Weary of the war: conclusion.