Posted by
wingnut on Sunday, October 11, 2009 2:47:02 PM
Today is the Last Great Day Holy Day, so no writing is ready, just a coupla books --
More Books:
Under Two Flags -- The American Navy In The Civil War, William M. Fowler, Jr. , Naval Institute Press (Bluejacket Books), 1990.
Mostly about Northern ships, but a final chapter covers the exploits of the Confederate Raiders. The accounts of the four most famous ones, Sumter, Florida, Alabama, and Shenandoah are detailed. In all, about 20 Confederate raiders took about 300 Union ships totalling 120,000 tons and worth about $20 million. Also, herein are numerous Union ironclad operations as well as Admiral Farragut's famous battle of Mobile Bay. The book is 284 pages with 15 pages of pictures. Great stuff !
--RPC, Sunday, October 11, 2009
(Another book here soon about the CSS Shenandoah. Check back in a couple more days).