Author: John Morris Ellicott
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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The Life of John Ancrum Winslow
Author: John Morris Ellicott
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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The USS Carondelet
Author: Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786456094
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The USS Carondelet had a revolutionary ship design and was the most active of all the Union's Civil War river ironclads. From Fort Henry through the siege of Vicksburg and from the Red River campaign through the Battle of Nashville, the gunboat was prominent in war legend and literature. This history draws on the letters of Ensign Scott Dyer Jordan and Rear Adm. Henry Walke's memoirs.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786456094
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The USS Carondelet had a revolutionary ship design and was the most active of all the Union's Civil War river ironclads. From Fort Henry through the siege of Vicksburg and from the Red River campaign through the Battle of Nashville, the gunboat was prominent in war legend and literature. This history draws on the letters of Ensign Scott Dyer Jordan and Rear Adm. Henry Walke's memoirs.
The American Bookseller
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 864
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 864
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The Timberclads in the Civil War
Author: Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786451955
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
In the most detailed history ever of Union warships on the western waters of the Civil War, the author recounts the exploits of the timberclad ships Lexington, Tyler, and Conestoga. Converted to warships from commercial steamboats at the beginning of the conflict, the three formed the core of the North's Western Flotilla, later the Mississippi Squadron. The book focuses on the activities of these wooden warriors while providing context for the greater war, including accounts of their famous commanders, their roles in both large and small battles, ship-to-ship combat, and support for the armies of Gen. U.S. Grant and Gen. William T. Sherman.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786451955
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
In the most detailed history ever of Union warships on the western waters of the Civil War, the author recounts the exploits of the timberclad ships Lexington, Tyler, and Conestoga. Converted to warships from commercial steamboats at the beginning of the conflict, the three formed the core of the North's Western Flotilla, later the Mississippi Squadron. The book focuses on the activities of these wooden warriors while providing context for the greater war, including accounts of their famous commanders, their roles in both large and small battles, ship-to-ship combat, and support for the armies of Gen. U.S. Grant and Gen. William T. Sherman.
The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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The Alabama and the Kearsarge
Author: William Marvel
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807866903
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
On June 19, 1864, the Confederate cruiser Alabama and the USS Kearsarge faced off in the English Channel outside the French port of Cherbourg. About an hour after the Alabama fired the first shot, it began to sink, and its crew was forced to wave the white flag of surrender. Working with personal papers and diaries and contemporary reports, historian William Marvel interweaves the stories of these two celebrated Civil War warships, from their construction to their climactic encounter off Cherbourg. Just as importantly, he illuminates the day-to-day experiences of their crews. From cabin boys to officers, sailors have been one of the most ignored groups of the Civil War. The sailors' lot was one of constant discomfort and monotony, interspersed with riotous frolics ashore and, occasionally, a few minutes of intense excitement and danger. Housed in damp, crowded quarters, their wartime mortality rate did not reach that of their army counterparts, but service-connected diseases shortened their postwar lives disproportionately. Most of the crewmen ended their lives in nameless obscurity, and their story has remained unwritten until now.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807866903
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
On June 19, 1864, the Confederate cruiser Alabama and the USS Kearsarge faced off in the English Channel outside the French port of Cherbourg. About an hour after the Alabama fired the first shot, it began to sink, and its crew was forced to wave the white flag of surrender. Working with personal papers and diaries and contemporary reports, historian William Marvel interweaves the stories of these two celebrated Civil War warships, from their construction to their climactic encounter off Cherbourg. Just as importantly, he illuminates the day-to-day experiences of their crews. From cabin boys to officers, sailors have been one of the most ignored groups of the Civil War. The sailors' lot was one of constant discomfort and monotony, interspersed with riotous frolics ashore and, occasionally, a few minutes of intense excitement and danger. Housed in damp, crowded quarters, their wartime mortality rate did not reach that of their army counterparts, but service-connected diseases shortened their postwar lives disproportionately. Most of the crewmen ended their lives in nameless obscurity, and their story has remained unwritten until now.
Harvard Guide to American History
Author: Frank Freidel
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674375604
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Editions for 1954 and 1967 by O. Handlin and others.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674375604
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Editions for 1954 and 1967 by O. Handlin and others.
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: List of documents, source documents, appendices
Author: David Stephen Heidler
Publisher:
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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American Book Publishing Record Cumulative, 1876-1949
Author: R.R. Bowker Company. Department of Bibliography
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 864
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 864
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A Record of the Dedication of the Statue of Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow
Author: Massachusetts Massachusetts
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333527600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Excerpt from A Record of the Dedication of the Statue of Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow: May 8, 1909 In accordance with this resolve, Mr. William Couper, an eminent sculptor of New York, was commissioned by the Governor and Council to execute the work, and this site selected. 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.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333527600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Excerpt from A Record of the Dedication of the Statue of Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow: May 8, 1909 In accordance with this resolve, Mr. William Couper, an eminent sculptor of New York, was commissioned by the Governor and Council to execute the work, and this site selected. 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.