Author: Henry S. HobsonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 198
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The Famous Cruise of the Kearsarge
Author: Henry S. HobsonThe Famous Cruise of the Kearsarge. An Authentic Account in Verse of the Battle With the Alabama Off Cherbourg, France, on Sunday, June 19, 1864; Concluding With a Brief History of This Famous Ship, Together With Interesting Information Concerning...
Author: H S (Henry S ) HobsonPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781018858821
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Famous Cruise of the Kearsarge
Author: Henry S. HobsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9783337615246
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Languages : en
Pages : 188
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The Famous Cruise of the Kearsarge (Classic Reprint)
Author: H. S. HobsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781332416585
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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Excerpt from The Famous Cruise of the Kearsarge 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.
The Famous Cruise of the Kearsarge. an Authentic Account in Verse of the Battle with the Alabama Off Cherbourg, France, on Sunday, June 19, 1864; Concluding with a Brief History of This Famous Ship, Together with Interesting Information Concerning Her O
Author: H S HobsonPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781341794575
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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The Alabama and the Kearsarge
Author: William MarvelPublisher: 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.
The Cruise of the Kearsarge
Author: William H. BadlamPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Twenty Famous Naval Battles
Author: Edward Kirk RawsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hampton Roads, Battle of, Va., 1862
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
USS Kearsarge (CVS-33), Far East Cruise, March 3, 1961, Sept. 18, 1961
Author: Kearsarge (Aircraft carrier : CVS-33)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 235
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Chicago's Battery Boys
Author: Richard Brady WilliamsPublisher: Grub Street Publishers
ISBN: 1611210062
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1016
Book Description
The history of an artillery unit and its role in the Civil War, at Vicksburg and beyond, with photos, maps, and illustrations. The celebrated Chicago Mercantile Battery was organized by the Mercantile Association, a group of prominent Chicago merchants, and mustered into service in August of 1862. The Chicagoans would serve in many of the Western theater’s most prominent engagements until the war ended in the spring of 1865. The battery accompanied Gen. William T. Sherman during his operations against Vicksburg as part of the XIII Corps under Gen. Andrew Jackson Smith. The artillerists performed well throughout the campaign at such places as Chickasaw Bluff, Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Big Black River, and the siege operations of Vicksburg. Ancillary operations included the reduction of Arkansas Post, Fort Hindman, Milliken’s Bend, Jackson, and many others. After reporting to Gen. Nathaniel Banks, commander of the Department of the Gulf, the Chicago battery transferred to New Orleans and ended up taking part in Banks’s disastrous Red River Campaign in Louisiana. The battery was almost wiped out at Sabine Crossroads, where it was overrun after hand-to-hand fighting. Almost two dozen battery men ended up in Southern prisons. Additional operations included expeditions against railroads and other military targets. Chicago’s Battery Boys is based upon many years of primary research and extensive travel by the author through Illinois, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Richard Williams skillfully weaves contemporary accounts by the artillerists themselves into a rich and powerful narrative that is sure to please the most discriminating Civil War reader. “Measures up to the standard of excellence set for this genre by the late John P. Pullen back in 1957 when he authored The Twentieth Maine: A Volunteer Regiment in the Civil War.” —Edwin C. Bearss, from the Foreword