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Author | : William Marvel |
Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2000-11-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0807866903 |
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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.
Author | : William Morrison Robinson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Juliet Wilson-Bareau |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Naval battles in art |
ISBN | : 0300099622 |
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"On June 19, 1864, the United States warship Kearsarge sank the Confederate raider Alabama off the coast of Cherbourg, France, in one of the most celebrated naval engagements of the American Civil War. When Kearsarge later anchored off the French resort town of Boulogne-sur-Mer it was thronged by curious visitors, one of whom was the artist Edouard Manet. Although he did not witness the historic battle, Manet made a painting of it partly as an attempt to regain the respect of his colleagues after having been ridiculed for his works in the 1864 Salon. Manet's picture of the naval engagement and his portrait of the victorious Kearsarge belong to a group of his seascapes of Boulogne whose unorthodox perspective and composition would profoundly influence the course of French painting." "Manet's paintings and watercolors related to the battle are considered in depth alongside numerous prints, photographs, letters, and archival newspaper illustrations that illuminate the history of the episode and in some cases dispel lingering misconceptions. Manet's other Boulogne seascapes are also discussed in terms of their complex chronology and evolution. A final chapter touches on some of the sources for the seascapes - from Old Master paintings to Japanese woodblock prints - and traces the influence of the seascapes on such artists as Gustave Courbet, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, and Claude Monet."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Mark Lardas |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 81 |
Release | : 2011-11-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1849084939 |
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The most successful commerce raider of the Civil War, the CSS Alabama almost single-handedly drove United States merchant shipping from the seas. Her illustrious career saw the capture of 60 merchant ships and two duels with ships of the US Navy. This book gives the complete story of the development of the Confederacy's commerce raiding force and the ships the Union set against them. Compiled from numerous first-hand accounts as well as archeological evidence, it covers the three famous battles of the commerce raiders, CSS Florida vs. USS Wachusett, CSS Alabama vs. USS Hatteras, and CSS Alabama vs. USS Kearsarge, analyzing the strengths and weakness of each of the combatants. While the American Civil War is usually considered a land war, there was plenty of blood in the water.
Author | : James Gindlesperger |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Naval battles |
ISBN | : 9781572493780 |
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Under Captain Raphael Semmes, the CSS Alabama had been raiding Union merchant ships for nearly two years. The Alabama accounted for almost one of every four Union merchant ships lost during the entire Civil War, with more than 60 ships destroyed. The USS Kearsarge, captained first by Charles Pickering and later by John Winslow, chased the Alabama around the world. Winslow vowed to end the trail of destruction caused by the Alabama. The two finally met in an epic battle off the coast of France on June 19, 1864. Fire on the Water examines the voyages of the Alabama and the Kearsarge toward their destiny. Using the words of the participants, James Gindlesperger offers a rare look into life at sea during the American Civil War. This tale of raw adventure and extraordinary courage will be prized by historians, genealogists, and those who enjoy a good story. Many controversies in after-the-battle studies are also examined.
Author | : William Graham Littleton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 9 |
Release | : 1933 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : |
Download The Battle Between the Alabama and the Kearsarge, Off Cherbourg, France, Sunday, June 19, 1864 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Francis Boardman Crowninshield Bradlee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 1921 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : |
Download The Kearsarge-Alabama Battle Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Frederick Milnes Edge |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 1864 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Frederick Edge |
Publisher | : Litres |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2021-03-16 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 5040752105 |
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Author | : Frederick Milnes Edge |
Publisher | : Wentworth Press |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2016-08-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781372171031 |
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