Blue & Gray at Sea : Naval Memoirs of the Civil War by Brian M. Thomsen

Blue & Gray at Sea looks at the naval warriors who took the Civil War out to sea, featuring accounts of their actions in their own words.



Excerpted memoirs included:

- Incidents and Anecdotes of the Cival War by Admiral Porter, including sections dealing with the political schism of the navy at the war's outbreak, as well as accounts of various naval campaigns around the gulf.

- Recollections of a Rebel Reefer by James Morris Morgan , the memoir of a midshipman's coming of age in the Confederate navy including his part in the retreat further south of CSA President Jefferson Davis and his family.

- Autobiography of George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy by Admiral George Dewey who, while a wet-behind-the-ears lieutenant, served under the legendary naval master and Lincoln's Admiral David Farragut.

- Two years on the Alabama by Arthur Sinclair

- CSS Shenandoah: The Memoirs of LT. Commanding James I. Waddell

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About the Author

Brian M. Thomsen (1959-2008) was a notable editor of fantasy and science fiction anthologies, and of historical works. His edited volumes of history include Shadows of Blue and Gray: The Civil War Writings of Ambrose Pierce, Blue & Grey At Sea: Naval Memoirs of the Civil War, an abridged version of The Civil War Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, and The Man in the Arena: Selected Writings of Theodore Roosevelt. His science fiction and fantasy anthologies include Alternate Gettysburgs, The American Fantasy Tradition, and Ocean of Space. He also wrote several short stories and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz’s autobiography.

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Title: Blue & Gray at Sea : Naval Memoirs of the Civil War
Author(s): Brian M. Thomsen
ISBN: 9780765391759
Copyright 2016
Release Date: March 01, 2016
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
Format: mobi,ePub | Learn More about our supported formats

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