The voyage of the CSS Shenandoah
Subtitle: a memorable cruise
By: William C. Whittle, Jr. ; introduction and annotations by D. Alan Harris and Anne B. Harris.
Contributors: Harris, D. Alan 1929-; Harris, Anne B. 1932-
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Whittle, William C. 1840-1920 -- Diaries; Shenandoah (Cruiser); Sailors -- Confederate States of America -- Diaries; Ocean travel -- History -- 19th century; Seafaring life -- History -- 19th century; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations, Confederate
Genres: Diaries.; Personal narratives, Confederate.
Description: "The Confederate cruiser Shenandoah was the last of a group of commerce raiders deployed to prey on Union merchant ships. Ordered to the Pacific Ocean to "greatly damage and disperse" the Yankee whaling fleet in those waters, the Shenandoah's successful pursuit of her quarry compares favorably with the exploits of the more celebrated Alabama and Florida but has never been as well known because it coincided with the war's end. It was, however, one of the best documented naval expeditions - from England to the Indian Ocean, Australia and the South Pacific, the Bering Sea, San Francisco, and finally to port in Liverpool - during the Civil War."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : the cruise of the Shenandoah; title: Never did a ship go to sea so miserably prepared; title: I wish we could catch another Yankee; title: This is indeed a Merry Christmas; title: The Victorian government treated us very badly; title: Oh, the terrible, terrible monotony; title: What an April fool for the poor Yanks; title: The news is bad, very bad; title: The darkest day of my life; title: In the name of honor . . . let us support the captain.