The American Civil War forever changed the course of naval warfare with the introduction of ironclad-protected steam-propelled warships and submarines, in addition to the newer and more powerful naval ...
"That will do": Towards Freedom -- Runaways -- Robert Smalls -- Northern Black Mariners -- Recruiting in Major Cities -- Welcome to the Navy -- The Need for Army Contrabands and Its Fleet -- From ...
“Kidnapped at Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White” tells the tale of a free Black man captured during one of the Alabama’s many raids and forced into serving the racist, self-serving rebel ...