The best station of them all : the Savannah Squadron, 1861-1865 /

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The Best Station of Them All is the story of the Confederate navy's Savannah Squadron, its relationship with the people of Savannah, Georgia, and its role in the city's economy.In this well-written and extensively researched narrative, Maurice Melton charts the history of the unit, the sai...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Melton, Maurice
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2012.
Sujets:
Confederate States of America. > Navy. > Savannah Squadron.
Confederate States of America. > Navy. > Savannah Squadron
1800-1899
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Military operations, Naval
Georgia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations.
Savannah (Ga.) > History, Military > 19th century.
Géorgie (État) > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Opérations navales.
Georgia
Georgia > Savannah
History
Military history
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:The Best Station of Them All is the story of the Confederate navy's Savannah Squadron, its relationship with the people of Savannah, Georgia, and its role in the city's economy.In this well-written and extensively researched narrative, Maurice Melton charts the history of the unit, the sailors (both white and black), the officers, their families, and their activities aboard ship and in port.The Savannah Squadron worked, patrolled, and fought in the rivers and sounds along the Georgia coast. Though they saw little activity at sea, the unit did engage in naval assault, bo.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (532 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780817386108
0817386106
0817317635
9780817317638

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