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Total Pages : 64 pages
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Download or read book U.S.S. Cairo written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Virgil Carrington Jones
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Total Pages : 60 pages
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Download or read book U.S.S. Cairo written by Virgil Carrington Jones and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of a Civil War Gunboat written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472800613
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Mississippi River Gunboats of the American Civil War 1861–65 written by Angus Konstam and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the start of the American Civil War, neither side had warships on the Mississippi River and in the first few months both sides scrambled to gather a flotilla, converting existing riverboats for naval use. These ships were transformed into powerful naval weapons despite a lack of resources, trained manpower and suitable vessels. The creation of a river fleet was a miracle of ingenuity, improvisation and logistics, particularly for the South. This title describes their design, development and operation throughout the American Civil War.
Author : United States. National Park Service
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Total Pages : 60 pages
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Download or read book The Story of a Civil War Gunboat, U.S.S. Cairo written by United States. National Park Service and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 : 9789990648317
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Download or read book U.s.s. Cairo written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Virgil Carrington Jones
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ISBN 13 : 9781410224125
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (241 download)
Download or read book U.s.s. Cairo written by Virgil Carrington Jones and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 11 years, I was closely associated with the Cairo project, and I know how difficult it is to place the undertaking in its proper perspective and to dispassionately evaluate its historical significance. I was accordingly delighted to learn that Virgil Carrington Jones, who needs no introduction to readers interested in Civil War partisan operations and action afloat, had agreed to chronicle the story of the Cairo and her rendezvous with destiny on the Yazoo in December 1862; and that Harold L. Peterson, whose publications on arms and armament are legion, would survey, describe, and evaluate the thousands of artifacts recovered. Jones and Peterson, as the readers of this booklet will discover, have written of the Cairo and her treasure trove of artifacts with keen insight and understanding. Their accounts will spark the reader's interest, and, in conjunction with the salvaged objects themselves, lead to a better understanding of how bluejackets lived and fought in our Civil War. Edwin C. Bearss Chief Historian National Park Service
Author : Virgil Carrington Jones
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ISBN 13 : 9780160034176
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (341 download)
Download or read book U. S. S. Cairo written by Virgil Carrington Jones and published by . This book was released on 1985-12 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Virgil Carrington Jones
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ISBN 13 : 9780912627861
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (278 download)
Download or read book U. S. S. Cairo written by Virgil Carrington Jones and published by . This book was released on 1985-10-17 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical narrative on the activities of the U.S.S. Cairo which was sunk in the Yazoo River by a Confederate torpedo in Dec. 1862, comprising a narrative of her wartime adventures by Virgil Carrington Jones and an account of her raising in 1964 by Harold L. Peterson. Also discusses the thousands of priceless artifacts found within her.
Author : Kevin Dougherty
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ISBN 13 : 9781909160675
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (66 download)
Download or read book Ships of the Civil War 1861-1865 written by Kevin Dougherty and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil war may be mainly remembered for its infamous land battles, such as Gettsyburg, Manassas, and Shiloh, but its naval engagements announced a new kind of naval warfare, with the first-time use of ironclads, submarines, and torpedoes, and the introduction of newer and more powerful naval artillery. The conflict saw the use of paddle-driven river boats, steam warships, ram ships, sloops, cruisers, and the development of new ironclad ships such as low-lying monitors. Arranged by type of ship, Ships of the Civil War provides concise coverage of some of the most famous warships of the era, including: the seminal duel between the ironclads CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor, the Confederate raider Alabama's demise off the USS Kearsage; and one of the first successful actions by a submarine, when CSS Hunley exploded a mine beneath the Federal gunboat USS Housatonic. The book also includes blockade runners, such as A.D. Vance and Hope; raiders, such as CSS Sumter and USS Quaker City; and cruisers, like the CSS Tallahassee, which spectacularly raided northern waters, destroying dozens of Federal merchantmen in the process. Filled with colorful artworks, expertly written background, and useful specifications of more than 120 fighting ships of the era, Ships of the Civil War is a handy guide to an often ignored aspect of the great struggle between North and South.
Author : Barbara Brooks Tomblin
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813167043
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book The Civil War on the Mississippi written by Barbara Brooks Tomblin and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The naval historian presents a “well-written, fast-paced” study of Civil War riverine combat based on the personal accounts of officers and sailors (Civil War News). As one of the most important transportation systems in the country, the Mississippi River became a strategically vital asset to both sides of the Civil War. The Confederacy relied on the river for cotton exportation as well as food and military supplies. The Union sought control of the river not only to disrupt Southern transport, but also to bisect the South as part of the Anaconda Plan. Drawing heavily on the diaries and letters of officers and common sailors, Barbara Brooks Tomblin explores the Union navy’s fight to win control of the Mississippi. Her approach provides fresh insight into major battles such as Memphis and Vicksburg as well as the fascinating perspectives of ordinary sailors who engaged in brown-water warfare. These men speak of going ashore in foraging parties, assisting the surgeon in the amputation of a fellow crewman's arm, and liberating supplies of whiskey from captured enemy vessels. They also offer candid assessments of their commanding officers, observations of the local people living along the river, and their views on the war. The Civil War on the Mississippi provides a comprehensive account of the action on the western rivers as well as a synthesis of vivid first-person accounts from the front lines.
Author : Elizabeth Hoxie Joyner
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786422572
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book The USS Cairo written by Elizabeth Hoxie Joyner and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2006-05-16 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On December 12, 1862, while patrolling Mississippi's Yazoo River, the ironclad USS Cairo struck a Confederate torpedo. Twelve minutes later, the gunboat slipped beneath the surface approximately eight miles north of Vicksburg, where it remained for exactly 102 years. When researchers raised it in 1964, they were amazed to find many of its compartments and artifacts perfectly intact, almost as if the sailors had intended that their ship serve as a time capsule. Today, the Cairo is a snapshot of life aboard a Union gunboat, and affords a well-preserved glimpse into the past. This is the first book dedicated entirely to the Cairo artifact collection. In over 160 photographs, it displays many of the warship's most interesting historical pieces, with descriptions, measurements and other pertinent information for each piece. Artifacts are organized according to use, with categories ranging from tobacco and smoking devices, personal effects and toiletries, and medical equipment to small arms and cannon. The work also offers background information on the Cairo and the everyday life of a sailor and a short description of the Cairo's sinking and raising.
Author : Harold L. Petersen
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331889123
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (891 download)
Download or read book The Story of a Civil War Gunboat, U. S. S. Cairo written by Harold L. Petersen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-25 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of a Civil War Gunboat, U. S. S. Cairo: Comprising a Narrative of Her Wartime Adventures by Virgil Carrington Jones and an Account of Her Raising in 1964 For 11 years, I was closely associated with the Cairo project, and I know how difficult it is to place the undertaking in its proper perspective and to dispassionately evaluate its historical significance. I was accordingly delighted to learn that Virgil Carrington Jones, who needs no introduction to readers interested in Civil War partisan operations and action afloat, had agreed to chronicle the story of the Cairo and her rendezvous with destiny on the Yazoo in December 1862; and that Harold L. Peterson, whose publications on arms and armament are legion, would survey, describe, and evaluate the thousands of artifacts recovered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786457031
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Tinclads in the Civil War written by Myron J. Smith, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-01-13 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once the Union Army gained control of the upper rivers of the Mississippi Valley during the first half of 1862, slow and heavy ironclads proved ineffective in patrolling the waters. Hastily outfitted steamboats were covered with thin armor and pressed into duty. These "tinclads" fought Confederate forces attacking from the riverbanks, provided convoy for merchant steamers, enforced revenue measures, and offered tow, dispatch, and other fleet support services. This history documents the service records and duties of these little-known vessels of the Union fleet.
Author : John C. Wideman
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496801458
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)
Download or read book The Sinking of the USS Cairo written by John C. Wideman and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2009-09-28 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1862, in one of the South's most amazing secret operations, a Confederate team, using newly invented explosive mines, blew up the USS Cairo, one of the Union's most feared ironclad gunboats. It sank within minutes. The USS Cairo is the only remaining vessel from the Union navy's river fleet. For 102 years, the ironclad rested deep in the mud of the Yazoo River. In 1964 it was rediscovered and salvaged. Now the USS Cairo is one of the premier exhibits at the Vicksburg National Military Park. This historic vessel, its entire cargo of weapons and personal effects, and its role in the war continue to spark the imagination of Civil War buffs and thousands of tourists. Here, for the first time, in a carefully documented study is the entire story of the Confederate Secret Service team that sank the USS Cairo. With family oral histories never before consulted and with newly examined documents from the National Archives, The Sinking of the USS Cairo disproves some previous theories and corrects factual errors found in earlier reports. It shows conclusively that the Cairo was not sunk by “an electrically detonated mine” but by a different method. Also, it identifies the members of the Confederate crew, whose names supposedly were “lost to history.” For the first time in a book about this river war, there are illustrations of all five gunboats that were engaged in this action. Told from the Confederate perspective for the first time, this refocused story of the Cairo is a significant addition to the history of the Confederate Secret Service, to the history of the operations around Vicksburg, and to the history of the war on the western frontier.
Author : Virgil Carrington Jones
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The Story of a Civil War Gunboat written by Virgil Carrington Jones and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1971 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical narrative on the activities of the U.S.S. Cairo which was sunk in the Yazoo River by a Confederate torpedo in Dec. 1862, comprising a narrative of her wartime adventures by Virgil Carrington Jones and an account of her raising in 1964 by Harold L. Peterson. Also discusses the thousands of priceless artifacts found within her.
Author : Virgil Carrington Jones
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Total Pages : 58 pages
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Download or read book U.S.S. Cairo; the Story of a Civil War Gunboat written by Virgil Carrington Jones and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
