Recollections of a Sailor Boy
Author: Stephen F. Blanding
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Published: 1886
Total Pages: 342
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Author: Stephen F. Blanding
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Published: 1886
Total Pages: 342
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael J. Bennett
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Published: 2005-12-15
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 0807863246
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHistorians have given a great deal of attention to the lives and experiences of Civil War soldiers, but surprisingly little is known about navy sailors who participated in the conflict. Michael J. Bennett remedies the longstanding neglect of Civil War seamen in this comprehensive assessment of the experience of common Union sailors from 1861 to 1865. To resurrect the voices of the "Union Jacks," Bennett combed sailors' diaries, letters, and journals. He finds that the sailors differed from their counterparts in the army in many ways. They tended to be a rougher bunch of men than the regular soldiers, drinking and fighting excessively. Those who were not foreign-born, escaped slaves, or unemployed at the time they enlisted often hailed from the urban working class rather than from rural farms and towns. In addition, most sailors enlisted for pragmatic rather than ideological reasons. Bennett's examination provides a look into the everyday lives of sailors and illuminates where they came from, why they enlisted, and how their origins shaped their service. By showing how these Union sailors lived and fought on the sea, Bennett brings an important new perspective to our understanding of the Civil War.
Author: Thomas Truxtun Moebs
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780160873126
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the Preface--Established in 1800 with a small collection of books that served the Secretary of the Navy, the [Navy Department Library] holds the most comprehensive collection of U.S. navy literature. For the past two hundred years, it has collected the books, documents, journals, and manuscripts the record the Navy's achievement in combat, international diplomacy, exploration, technological development, medicine, education, and social reform. This literature described in the catalog chronicles the more significant events, customs and traditions, organizations, and personalities in navel history, providing insight into the origins and development of Navy doctrine.
Author: Francis Perego Harper
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Published: 1898
Total Pages: 890
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Thomas Truxtun Moebs
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 200
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the Preface--Established in 1800 with a small collection of books that served the Secretary of the Navy, the [Navy Department Library] holds the most comprehensive collection of U.S. navy literature. For the past two hundred years, it has collected the books, documents, journals, and manuscripts the record the Navy's achievement in combat, international diplomacy, exploration, technological development, medicine, education, and social reform. This literature described in the catalog chronicles the more significant events, customs and traditions, organizations, and personalities in navel history, providing insight into the origins and development of Navy doctrine.
Author: Neil P. Chatelain
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2014-06-12
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 1496915305
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn often overlooked aspect of the American Civil War was the effort by the Confederate Navy to defend the Mississippi River in 1861 and 1862. Confederate officials struggled to build a navy from nothing, converting steamers into gunboats while working to build several ironclad warships from the keel up along the banks of the Mississippi River. The CSS McRae, originally a Mexican ship involved in the Reform War, was among the vessels acquired by the Confederacy at the start of the war. The McRae was originally intended to roam the seas as one of the first commerce raiders with a secret mission to travel to England and gather much-needed supplies for the new Confederacy. Instead, circumstances kept her on the Mississippi River, where she fought from the rivers mouth to the banks of Kentucky. Most notably, the McRae participated in the defense of New Orleans in April of 1862. Fought Like Devils shows how the Confederacy worked to build a navy and defend the most important waterway in North America. Drawing on government records, newspapers, personal letters, diaries, and reminisces; Neil P. Chatelain tells the story of the CSS McRae and its crew in their struggle to defend the Mississippi River for the Confederacy.
Author: C.F. Libbie & Co
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Published: 1750
Total Pages: 156
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Published: 1919
Total Pages: 892
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Published: 1888
Total Pages: 574
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Agnes C. Doyle
Publisher: Cambridge : Priv. print. at the Riverside Press
Published: 1906
Total Pages: 268
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