Harry Spiller (ed.), Navy Corpsmen in the Vietnam War: 17 Personal Accounts by Charles Ross Patterson II

The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord book.This may include gathering some information on Union and Confederate commanders, and filling any knowledge gaps about the distinction between ships clad in iron, tin, and wood.Another option is reading some of Smith's other books to gain that background knowledge.The sources, both primary and secondary, for After Vicksburg are extensive.The use of secondary sources written by other Civil War scholars provides a well-rounded history of the naval battles in the larger Civil War.