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Author : Stephen F. Blanding
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
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Download or read book Recollections of a Sailor Boy written by Stephen F. Blanding and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael J. Bennett
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807863246
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Union Jacks written by Michael J. Bennett and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2005-12-15 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historians 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
ISBN 13 : 9780160873126
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (731 download)
Download or read book America's naval heritage: A Catalog of Early Imprints From the Navy Department Library written by Thomas Truxtun Moebs and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2000 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 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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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 890 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book A Catalogue of a Very Complete Collection of Books and Pamphlets Relating to the American Civil War 1861-5 written by Francis Perego Harper and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Truxtun Moebs
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book America's Naval Heritage written by Thomas Truxtun Moebs and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2000 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 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
ISBN 13 : 1496915305
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (969 download)
Download or read book Fought Like Devils written by Neil P. Chatelain and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-06-12 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An 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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Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
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Author : Cadmus Book Shop
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 892 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Catalogue written by Cadmus Book Shop and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : State Library of Massachusetts
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Report of the Librarian of the State Library of Massachusetts written by State Library of Massachusetts and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Agnes C. Doyle
Publisher : Cambridge : Priv. print. at the Riverside Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
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Download or read book A Contribution to the Bibliography of the History of the United States Navy written by Agnes C. Doyle and published by Cambridge : Priv. print. at the Riverside Press. This book was released on 1906 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : State Library of Massachusetts
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1206 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Report of the Librarian and Annual Supplement to the General Catalogue written by State Library of Massachusetts and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 1206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Massachusetts State Library
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Report of the Librarian of the State Library written by Massachusetts State Library and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
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Download or read book Report of the Librarian of the State Library of Massachusetts written by and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Francis Perego Harper
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Total Pages : 628 pages
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Download or read book Bibliotheca Americana written by Francis Perego Harper and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry Mann
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Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Our Police written by Henry Mann and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen F. Blanding
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 70 pages
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Download or read book In the Defences of Washington written by Stephen F. Blanding and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Spencer C Tucker
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 161251359X
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Blue & Gray Navies written by Spencer C Tucker and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-05-11 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A longtime military history professor at Virginia Military Institute and prolific author, Spencer Tucker examines the important roles played by the Union and Confederate navies during the Civil War. His book makes use of recent scholarship as well as official records and the memoirs of participants to provide a complete perspective for the general reader and enough detail to hold the interest of the specialist. Tucker opens with an overview of the U.S. Navy's history to 1861 and then closely examines the two navies at the beginning of the war, looking at the senior leadership, officers and personnel, organization, recruitment practices, training, facilities, and manufacturing resources. He discusses the acquisition of ships and the design and construction of new types, as well as ship armament and the development of naval ordnance, and North and South naval strategies. The book then takes a close look at the war itself, including the Union blockade of the Confederate Atlantic and Gulf coasts, riverine warfare in the Western theater, Confederate blockade running and commerce raiders, and the Union campaigns against New Orleans, Charleston, Vicksburg, and on the Red River. Tucker covers the major battles and technological innovations, and he evaluates the significance of the Union blockade and the demands it placed on Union resources. Fourteen maps and a glossary of terms help readers follow the text. Extensive endnotes provide additional material.
