Voices of the Confederate Navy
Subtitle: articles, letters, reports, and reminiscences
By: edited by R. Thomas Campbell.
Contributors: Campbell, R. Thomas, 1938-
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780786431489
Subjects: Confederate States of America. -- Navy -- History -- Sources.; Confederate States of America. -- Navy -- Biography -- Anecdotes.; Confederate States of America. -- Navy -- Officers -- Biography -- Anecdotes.; Sailors -- Confederate States of America -- Biography -- Anecdotes.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Riverine operations.
Genres: Biography; Anecdotes.; Personal narratives, Confederate.
Description: "This work is a collection of works by Southern naval participants. The narratives traverse the field from the fond and not-so-fond memories to the carefully worded reports of an officer claiming a victory or the loss of a ship. The writings lend information as one tries to understand what personnel faced during this time in history"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-358) and index.