This profusely illustrated volume describes one of the most amazing fleets in history—the hastily improvised Navy of the South. At the beginning of the Civil War, the Confederate navy was a modest collection of nearly anything that would float—mostly small, unmilitary vessels and a few captured Union ships; there was not one real warship in the fleet. The North had men-of-war and a large fleet of merchant ships that could be armed quickly. As a result, the North was soon able to blockade the southern coast and capture port after port. But the South fought back ingeniously, sending agents to England and France to have the finest warships built, innovating such modern weapons as the torpedo, the submarine, and the armored warship—all of which changed the nature of naval warfare. The Confederate Navy deals with the early ironclads; with the Trent case, which nearly brought England into the war; with the fighting on the Mississippi and James rivers; and with the flamboyant blockade-runners who could make $80,000 in profits on a single voyage. It tells about the great ships—the Alabama, the Florida, and the Shenandoah; and the great seamen—Semmes, Maffit, and Bulloch, among others. Crammed with facts, anecdotes, and exciting incidents, The Confederate Navy clarifies the complicated—and often heroic—naval operations of the Civil War.
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Philip Van Doren Stern’s many books include The Man Who Killed Lincoln, The Drums of Morning, Robert E. Lee, Secret Missions of the Civil War, and An End to Valor.
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January 1, 1861, saw one Southern state already seceded. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
new raider, spar torpedo, wooden gunboats, pivot gun, ironclad ram, armored ships, new ironclad, mortar boats, blockading fleet, two ironclads Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Confederate Navy, New Orleans, Fort Sumter, Civil War, Confederate Government, James River, Union Navy, Hampton Roads, South Carolina, North Carolina, Fort Fisher, Red River, Harper's Weekly, Queen of the West, Norfolk Navy Yard, New England, Port Royal, Gideon Welles, Mobile Bay, New Ironsides, Fort Moultrie, Fort Pulaski, Jefferson Davis New!
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January 1, 1861, saw one Southern state already seceded. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
new raider, spar torpedo, wooden gunboats, pivot gun, ironclad ram, armored ships, new ironclad, mortar boats, blockading fleet, two ironclads Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Confederate Navy, New Orleans, Fort Sumter, Civil War, Confederate Government, James River, Union Navy, Hampton Roads, South Carolina, North Carolina, Fort Fisher, Red River, Harper's Weekly, Queen of the West, Norfolk Navy Yard, New England, Port Royal, Gideon Welles, Mobile Bay, New Ironsides, Fort Moultrie, Fort Pulaski, Jefferson Davis New!
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- Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe by James D. Bulloch in Front Matter, and page 18
- British Government: A Reader in Policy Making by Simon James on page 18, and page 233
- Thunder Mountain by Uncle River on page 26
- The Naval History of the Civil War by Admiral David D. Porter on page 201
- The Battle of Gettysburg: A History of the Civil War in America by Comte De Paris on page 26
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- Lincoln's Spymaster: Thomas Haines Dudley and the Liverpool Network by David Hepburn Milton in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- High Seas And Yankee Gunboats: A Blockade-Running Adventure From The Diary Of James Dickson (Studies in Maritime History) by Roger S. Durham in Back Matter
- Unconditional Surrender: The Capture of Forts Henry and Donelson (Civil War Campaigns & Commanders) by Spencer C. Tucker in Back Matter
- Strange Battles of the Civil War by Webb Garrison in Back Matter
- Gunsmoke Over the Atlantic: First Naval Actions of the Civil War by Jack Coombe in Back Matter
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