Download or read book The Alabama and the Kearsarge written by William Marvel and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book John McIntosh Kell of the Raider Alabama written by Norman C. Delaney and published by University Alabama Press. This book was released on 2003-01-29 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid portrait of the man credited as a driving force behind the most successful of the Confederate raiders, the legendary C.S.S. Alabama. John McIntosh Kell was an experienced, proven military man, a graduate of Annapolis, a veteran of the Mexican War and of Admiral Perry’s voyage to Japan. As a Confederate officer, Kell served first on the raider Sumter and then on the Alabama. At sea for only 22 months, the Alabama engaged nearly 300 northern merchant vessels, burning 55 of these transport ships along with their million-dollar cargoes. Though First Lieutenant ("Luff") Kell was apparently content to let his captain, Raphael Semmes, take credit for their accomplishments, Semmes acknowledged that his successes were due largely to the energy and resourcefulness of his second in command. Life on the commerce cruisers was hard and tedious, and much of the responsibility for running the day-to-day operations, including the disciplining of a largely mercenary crew, rested on Kell, whose sense of duty and loyalty did not waver. Norman C. Delaney bases his account of this remarkable naval officer’s experiences on the interviews Kell granted to news reporters during the 1880s and 1890s (previously neglected by historians) and his memoirs, published in 1900 as Recollections of a Naval Life. He supplements these materials with records from Kell’s earlier years, including letters, journals, diaries, and contemporary observations. First published in 1973 by The University of Alabama Press, this new edition of an award-winning biography will be welcomed by Civil War historians and enthusiasts around the world, naval institutions and museums, and general readers alike.
Download or read book British Comment on the United States written by Ada Nisbet and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-06-07 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bibliography of more than three thousand entries, often extensively annotated, lists books and pamphlets that illuminate evolving British views on the United States during a period of great change on both sides of the Atlantic. Subjects addressed in various decades include slavery and abolitionism, women's rights, the Civil War, organized labor, economic, cultural, and social behavior, political and religious movements, and the "American" character in general.
Download or read book Journal of Confederate History written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Statistical and Chronological History of the United States Navy 1775 1907 written by Robert Wilden Neeser and published by New York : MacMillan. This book was released on 1909 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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:
Download or read book Compendium of the Confederacy A L written by and published by Broadfoot Publishing Company. This book was released on 1989 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York for the Year written by New York Chamber of Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Corporation of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York written by New York Chamber of Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Journal of George Townley Fullam Boarding Officer of the Confederate Sea Raider Alabama written by George Townley Fullam and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 1973 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The journal of George Townley Fullam provides a daily account of the activities of the Confederate commerce raider, CSS Alabama from its launching in 1862 to its destruction in 1864. Fullam was a boarding officer on the Alabama, with responsibility for inspecting and evaluating prize cargoes, arranging the transfer of valuables and crewmen, and burning the captured merchantmen and their often precious stores. His journal conveys concerns and a point of view somewhat different from that of a ship's commander or other line officer. Dr. Charles G. Summersell's annotations serve to clarify and expand upon the journal's terse entries, and relate its content to previously published material, providing the reader with a connected narrative view of proceedings aboard the Alabama. In his introduction to the Journal, Dr. Summersell recounts no only indespensible general background but fascinating detail regarding Fullam, his family, and the dramatic circumstances whereby certain dedicated Mobilians acquired the highly valuable journal after its disappearance at the turn of the century"--Dust jacket.
Download or read book The Fortnightly written by and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Selected List of Works in the Library Relating to Naval History Naval Administration Etc written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Shark of the Confederacy written by Charles M. Robinson and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English-built Confederate commerce raider Alabama is easily the best-known ship from the American Civil War. This book is essentially the biography of that ship - how she came to be, her mission, her cruises, and her destruction. By far the most inclusive, thorough book yet written on this famous American warship, it chronicles everything from construction to destruction, as well as her recent salvage.
Download or read book Memoir of George Bemis written by Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
