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Author : Donald L. Canney
Publisher :
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 43,43 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Warships
ISBN :
Author : Donald L. Canney
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,94 MB
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN :
Every U.S. Navy ironclad-oceangoing and riverine-from monitors to casemate riverboats, with descriptions of their Civil War combat and operational roles, failures as well as successes is included.
Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 11,88 MB
Release : 2024-02-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1476686890
With a unique prewar history as a snagboat and James B. Eads' noted catamaran salvage vessel, the Benton survived a tumultuous government acquisition process and conversion to become flagship of the Union's Civil War Western river navy. From Island No. 10 through the Vicksburg and Red River campaigns, the revolutionary ironclad participated in both combat and administrative activities, earning a prominent place in nautical legend and literature. This first book-length profile of the warship reveals little known details of both her prewar and wartime career and reviews her final disposal.
Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 39,60 MB
Release : 2017-05-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0786495766
A Scottish immigrant to Illinois, Joseph Brown made his pre-Civil War fortune as a miller and steamboat captain who dabbled in riverboat design and the politics of small towns. When war erupted, he used his connections (including a friendship with Abraham Lincoln) to obtain contracts to build three ironclad gunboats for the U.S. War Department--the Chillicothe, Indianola and Tuscumbia. Often described as failures, these vessels were active in some of the most fer"documents the life and career of Joseph Brown, a miller and steamboat captain who built three ironclad gunboats for the US War Department"ocious river fighting of the 1863 Vicksburg campaign. After the war, "Captain Joe" became a railroad executive and was elected mayor of St. Louis. This book covers his life and career, as well as the construction and operational histories of his controversial trio of warships.
Author : Donald L. Canney
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,23 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Warships
ISBN :
Author : James M. Morris
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 41,29 MB
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0810874792
The second edition of Historical Dictionary of the United States Navy covers U.S. Naval developments, personnel, and engagements from the colonial times to the present day. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on people, places, events and other terminology of the Navy. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the United States Navy.
Author : David A. Mindell
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 41,22 MB
Release : 2012-02-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 1421405202
The USS Monitor famously battled the CSS Virginia (the armored and refitted USS Merrimack) at Hampton Roads in March 1862. This updated edition of David A. Mindell's classic account of the ironclad warships and the human dimension of modern warfare commemorates the 150th anniversary of this historic encounter. Mindell explores how mariners—fighting "blindly," below the waterline—lived in and coped with the metal monster they called the "iron coffin." He investigates how the ironclad technology, new to war in the nineteenth century, changed not only the tools but also the experience of combat and anticipated today's world of mechanized, pushbutton warfare. The writings of William Frederick Keeler, the ship's paymaster, inform much of this book, as do the experiences of everyman sailor George Geer, who held Keeler in some contempt. Mindell uses their compelling stories, and those of other shipmates, to recreate the thrills and dangers of living and fighting aboard this superweapon. Recently, pieces of the Monitor wreck have been raised from their watery grave, and with them, information about the ship continues to be discovered. A new epilogue describes the recovery of the Monitor turret and its display at the USS Monitor Museum in Newport News, Virginia. This sensitive and enthralling history of the USS Monitor ensures that this fateful ship, and the men who served on it, will be remembered for generations to come.
Author : John K. Brown
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 50,55 MB
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1421448629
"The Eads Bridge and its protagonists provide new perspectives on the Gilded Age at large"--
Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 32,4 MB
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0786484853
While the Monitor and Merrimack are the most famous of the Civil War ironclads, the Confederacy had another ship in its flotilla that carried high hopes and a metal hull. The makeshift CSS Arkansas, completed by Lt. Isaac Newton Brown and manned by a mixed crew of volunteers, gave the South a surge of confidence when it launched in 1862. For 28 days of summer, the ship engaged in five battles with Union warships, falling victim in the end only to her own primitive engines. The saga of the CSS Arkansas represents the last significant Rebel naval activity in the war's Western theater.
Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 11,73 MB
Release : 2018-10-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1476631298
From 1861 to 1865, the American Civil War saw numerous technological innovations in warfare--chief among them was the ironclad warship. Based on the Official Records, biographical works, ship and operations histories, newspapers and other sources, this book chronicles the lives of 158 ironclad captains, North and South, who were charged with outfitting and commanding these then-revolutionary vessels in combat. Each biography includes (where known) birth and death information, pre- and post-war career, and details about ships served upon or commanded.