Confederate Ironclad 1861 65

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1841763071

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Confederate Ironclad 1861–65 by Angus Konstam Pdf

The creation of a Confederate ironclad fleet was a miracle of ingenuity, improvisation and logistics. Surrounded by a superior enemy fleet, Confederate designers adapted existing vessels or created new ones from the keel up with the sole purpose of breaking the naval stranglehold on the nascent country. Her ironclads were build in remote cornfields, on small inland rivers or in naval yards within sight of the enemy. The result was an unorthodox but remarkable collection of vessels, which were able to contest the rivers and coastal waters of the South for five years. This title explains how these vessels worked, how they were constructed, how they were manned and how they fought.

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782009054

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Union River Ironclad 1861–65 by Angus Konstam Pdf

At the start of the American Civil War, neither side had warships on the Mississippi River, which was a vital strategic artery. In what would prove the vital naval campaign of the war, both sides fought for control of the river. While the Confederates relied on field fortifications and small gunboats, the Union built a series of revolutionary river ironclads. First commissioned in January 1862, these ironclads spent the next two years battling for control of the Mississippi, fighting in a string of decisive engagements that altered the entire course of the war. This book explains how these vessels worked, how they were constructed, how they were manned and how they were fought.

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472852267

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Confederate Raider 1861–65 by Angus Konstam Pdf

The Confederate states adopted radical solutions to counter the naval superiority of their opponents. One of the more successful solutions they adopted was the use of commerce raiders. This book describes the reasons which forced the Confederates to resort to commerce raiding, and outlines the way in which these craft were converted or specially built to perform their role. It details not only the way these craft were operated and manned, but also their brutal attacks, daring escapes and climatic battles against the large numbers of Union warships forced to hunt them down.

Author : Kevin Dougherty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : United States
ISBN : 1909160679

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Ships of the Civil War 1861-1865 by Kevin Dougherty Pdf

The Civil war may be mainly remembered for its infamous land battles, such as Gettsyburg, Manassas, and Shiloh, but its naval engagements announced a new kind of naval warfare, with the first-time use of ironclads, submarines, and torpedoes, and the introduction of newer and more powerful naval artillery. The conflict saw the use of paddle-driven river boats, steam warships, ram ships, sloops, cruisers, and the development of new ironclad ships such as low-lying monitors. Arranged by type of ship, Ships of the Civil War provides concise coverage of some of the most famous warships of the era, including: the seminal duel between the ironclads CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor, the Confederate raider Alabama's demise off the USS Kearsage; and one of the first successful actions by a submarine, when CSS Hunley exploded a mine beneath the Federal gunboat USS Housatonic. The book also includes blockade runners, such as A.D. Vance and Hope; raiders, such as CSS Sumter and USS Quaker City; and cruisers, like the CSS Tallahassee, which spectacularly raided northern waters, destroying dozens of Federal merchantmen in the process. Filled with colorful artworks, expertly written background, and useful specifications of more than 120 fighting ships of the era, Ships of the Civil War is a handy guide to an often ignored aspect of the great struggle between North and South.

Author : United States. Naval History Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:39015011708644

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Civil War Naval Chronology, 1861-1865 by United States. Naval History Division Pdf

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472800619

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Mississippi River Gunboats of the American Civil War 1861–65 by Angus Konstam Pdf

At the start of the American Civil War, neither side had warships on the Mississippi River and in the first few months both sides scrambled to gather a flotilla, converting existing riverboats for naval use. These ships were transformed into powerful naval weapons despite a lack of resources, trained manpower and suitable vessels. The creation of a river fleet was a miracle of ingenuity, improvisation and logistics, particularly for the South. This title describes their design, development and operation throughout the American Civil War.

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472852274

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Confederate Raider 1861–65 by Angus Konstam Pdf

The Confederate states adopted radical solutions to counter the naval superiority of their opponents. One of the more successful solutions they adopted was the use of commerce raiders. This book describes the reasons which forced the Confederates to resort to commerce raiding, and outlines the way in which these craft were converted or specially built to perform their role. It details not only the way these craft were operated and manned, but also their brutal attacks, daring escapes and climatic battles against the large numbers of Union warships forced to hunt them down.

Author : Ron Field
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000122523776

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Confederate Ironclad Vs Union Ironclad by Ron Field Pdf

The Ironclad was a revolutionary weapon of war. Although iron was used for protection in the Far East during the 16th century, it was the 19th century and the American Civil War that heralded the first modern armored self-propelled warships. With the parallel pressures of civil war and the industrial revolution, technology advanced at a breakneck speed. It was the South who first utilized ironclads as they attempted to protect their ports from the Northern blockade. Impressed with their superior resistance to fire and their ability to ram vulnerable wooden ships, the North began to develop its own rival fleet of ironclads. Eventually these two products of this first modern arms race dueled at the battle of Hampton Roads in a clash that would change the face of naval warfare. Fully illustrated with cutting-edge digital artwork, rare photographs and first-person perspective gun sight views, this book allows the reader to discover the revolutionary and radically different designs of the two rival Ironclads - the CSS Virginia and USS Monitor - through an analysis of each ship's weaponry, ammunition and steerage. Compare the contrasting training of the crews and re-live the horrors of the battle at sea in a war which split a nation, communities and even families.

Author : United States. Naval History Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1142 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : United States
ISBN : PSU:000028326366

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Civil War Naval Chronology, 1861-1865 by United States. Naval History Division Pdf

Author : Saxon Bisbee
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780817319861

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Engines of Rebellion by Saxon Bisbee Pdf

The development of steam propulsion machinery in warships during the nineteenth century, in conjunction with iron armor and shell guns, resulted in a technological revolution in the world's navies. Warships utilizing all of these technologies were built in France and Great Britain in the 1850s, but it was during the American Civil War that large numbers of ironclads powered solely by steam proved themselves to be quite capable warships. This book focuses on Confederate ironclads with American built machinery, offering a detailed look at marine steam-engineering practices in both northern and southern industry prior to and during the Civil War. It gives a contextual naval history of the Civil War, the creation of the ironclad program, and the advent of various technologies. The author analyzes the armored warships built by the Confederate States of America that represented a style adapted to scarce industrial resources and facilities.

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472853264

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Confederate Blockade Runner 1861–65 by Angus Konstam Pdf

The lifeblood of the Confederacy, the blockade runners of the Civil War usually began life as regular fast steam-powered merchant ships. They were adapted for the high-speed dashes through the Union blockade which closed off all the major Southern ports, and for much of the war they brought much-needed food, clothing and weaponry to the Confederacy. This book traces their operational history, including the development of purpose-built blockade running ships, and examines their engines, crews and tactics. It describes their wartime exploits, demonstrating their operational and mechanical performance, whilst examining what life was like on these vessels through accounts of conditions on board when they sailed into action.

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472853271

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Confederate Blockade Runner 1861–65 by Angus Konstam Pdf

The lifeblood of the Confederacy, the blockade runners of the Civil War usually began life as regular fast steam-powered merchant ships. They were adapted for the high-speed dashes through the Union blockade which closed off all the major Southern ports, and for much of the war they brought much-needed food, clothing and weaponry to the Confederacy. This book traces their operational history, including the development of purpose-built blockade running ships, and examines their engines, crews and tactics. It describes their wartime exploits, demonstrating their operational and mechanical performance, whilst examining what life was like on these vessels through accounts of conditions on board when they sailed into action.

Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786484850

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The CSS Arkansas by Myron J. Smith, Jr. Pdf

While the Monitor and Merrimack are the most famous of the Civil War ironclads, the Confederacy had another ship in its flotilla that carried high hopes and a metal hull. The makeshift CSS Arkansas, completed by Lt. Isaac Newton Brown and manned by a mixed crew of volunteers, gave the South a surge of confidence when it launched in 1862. For 28 days of summer, the ship engaged in five battles with Union warships, falling victim in the end only to her own primitive engines. The saga of the CSS Arkansas represents the last significant Rebel naval activity in the war's Western theater.

Author : James M. McPherson
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807837320

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War on the Waters by James M. McPherson Pdf

Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because they represented only a small percentage of total forces, the Union and Confederate navies were crucial to the outcome of the Civil War. In War on the Waters, James M. McPherson has crafted an enlightening, at times harrowing, and ultimately thrilling account of the war's naval campaigns and their military leaders. McPherson recounts how the Union navy's blockade of the Confederate coast, leaky as a sieve in the war's early months, became increasingly effective as it choked off vital imports and exports. Meanwhile, the Confederate navy, dwarfed by its giant adversary, demonstrated daring and military innovation. Commerce raiders sank Union ships and drove the American merchant marine from the high seas. Southern ironclads sent several Union warships to the bottom, naval mines sank many more, and the Confederates deployed the world's first submarine to sink an enemy vessel. But in the end, it was the Union navy that won some of the war's most important strategic victories--as an essential partner to the army on the ground at Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Mobile Bay, and Fort Fisher, and all by itself at Port Royal, Fort Henry, New Orleans, and Memphis.

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1841767204

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Confederate Submarines and Torpedo Vessels 1861–65 by Angus Konstam Pdf

The primary Union strategy during the American Civil War was a massive naval blockade of the entire Southern coastline of the Confederacy, and it was in the effort to counter this blockade that the Confederates developed their first submarines and torpedo boats. This book traces the development of these new technologies, including the CSS 'Little David' and 'Hunley' - respectively the first torpedo boat and submarine to sink an enemy warship. The wreck of the 'Hunley' was raised in 2000, and this is the first book ever to integrate details of its recovery with an account of Confederate submarines in action.