Engineer in gray
Subtitle: memoirs of chief engineer James H. Tomb, CSN
By: edited by R. Thomas Campbell.
Contributors: Campbell, R. Thomas, 1938-
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Tomb, James H.; Confederate States of America. Navy -- Biography.; Confederate States of America. Navy -- Sea life.; Marine engineers -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.; Torpedo-boats -- Confederate States of America -- History.; 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 -- Technology.
Genres: Biography.; Personal narratives, Confederate.
Description: "James Hamilton Tomb devoted almost 12 years of his life to wartime naval service. A steam engineer by profession and a torpedo expert by circumstance, Tomb was in the forefront of naval weapons technology of the period. Within days of his commissioning, he was on his way to his first assignment--first class engineer on the CSS Jackson"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-202) and index.