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Gustavus Vasa Fox Collection
Author: The Gustavus Vasa Fox Collection of Russian Souvenirs in the United States National Museum
Author: Immanuel M. CasanowiczPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 15
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The Confidential Correspondence of Gustavus Vasa Fox; Volume 1
Author: Gustavus Vasa FoxPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781018051314
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Shelf2Life American Civil War Collection is a unique and exciting collection of pre-1923 titles focusing on the American Civil War and the people and events surrounding it. From memoirs and biographies of notable military figures to firsthand accounts of famous battles and in-depth discussions of slavery, this collection is a remarkable opportunity for scholars and historians to rediscover the experience and impact of the Civil War. The volumes contained in the collection were all written within 60 years of the end of the war, which means that most authors had living memory of it and were facing the effects of the war while writing. These firsthand accounts allow the modern reader to more fully understand the culture of both the Union and Confederacy, the politics that governed the escalation and end of the war, the personal experience of life during the Civil War, and the most difficult and polarizing question in the history of the United States: slavery. The American Civil War Collection allows new readers access to the contemporary arguments and accounts surrounding the war, and is a vital new tool in understanding this important and pivotal chapter in American history.
Gustavus Vasa Fox of the Union Navy
Author: Ari HoogenboomPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
ISBN: 1421402033
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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This “fine, perhaps definitive, biography” of the man who guided the U.S. Navy’s stellar Civil War campaigns “should be on every naval bookshelf” (Washington Times). Gustavus Vasa Fox began his naval service in 1838, when he went to sea as a midshipman. He sailed in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Africa, in the Gulf of Mexico, and with the East India Squadron in the Pacific. His experiences working on the Coast Survey, navigating the lower Mississippi River, and captaining a steamer that ran from New York to Havana to New Orleans and back, would all prove invaluable in the Civil War. During the war, Fox was instrumental in mounting the blockade of the southern coast, from the Chesapeake Bay to the Rio Grande. In planning and coordinating expeditions, Fox deserves much of the credit for the navy’s successes at Hatteras, Port Royal, New Orleans, Mobile Bay, and Fort Fisher. Passionately committed to preserving the Union, Fox also became an advocate of freedom and voting rights for African Americans. He was a skilled administrator who understood politics and developed a close working relationship with Abraham Lincoln. Along with officers like Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs and coordinator of military railroads Herman Haupt, Fox played a critical but overlooked role in the Union victory.
Bulletin
Author: Guide to Photographic Collections at the Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of American History
Author: Smithsonian InstitutionPublisher:
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Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
Author: United States National MuseumPublisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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Report Upon the Condition and Progress of the U.S. National Museum During the Year Ending June 30 ...
Author: United States National MuseumPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 236
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Annual Report
Author: United States National MuseumPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Report on the Progress and Condition of the U.S. National Museum for the Year Ending June 30 ...
Author: United States National MuseumPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 236
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