Life in Mr. Lincoln's navy
By: Dennis J. Ringle.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
Subjects: United States. Navy -- Sea life.; United States. Navy -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.; United States. Navy -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- Civil War, 1861-1865.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
Description: Every aspect of the common sailor's life in the Union navy - such as recruiting, clothing, training, shipboard routine, entertainment, wages, diet, health, and combat experience - is addressed in this study, the first to examine the subject in such detail. The wealth of new facts provided here offers a fresh look at nineteenth-century social history, including such issues as racial integration in the military.

As he examines daily life in the Union navy, Dennis Ringle also calls attention to the enlisted sailor's enormous but often overlooked contributions to the development of the U.S. Navy as it moved from wood and sail to steam and iron.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-191) and index.