THE GULF AND INLAND WATERS -- PREFACE. -- CONTENTS. -- CHAPTER I. -- PRELIMINARY -- CHAPTER II. -- FROM CAIRO TO V ICKSBURG -- CHAPTER III. -- FROM THE GULF TO VICKSBURG -- CHAPTER IV. -- THE RECOIL FROM VICKSBURG -- CHAPTER V. -- THE MISSISSIPPI OPENED -- CHAPTER VI. -- MINOR OCCURRENCES IN 1863 -- CHAPTER VII. -- TEXAS AND THE RED RIVER -- CHAPTER VIII. -- MOBILE -- LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS. -- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY - CAIRO TO MEMPHIS -- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY - VICKSBURG TO THE GULF -- BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS -- BATTLE AT VICKSBURG -- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY - HELENA TO VICKSBURG -- BATTLE AT GRAND GULF -- RED RIVER DAM -- BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY -- APPENDIX -- INDEX.