U.S. Revenue Cutters of the Civil War
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (765 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1907521135 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 178 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The United States Revenue Cutters in the Civil War presents a ship-by-ship study of this neglected aspect of the war, from the decisions of individual cutter commanders as to which side they would take in the struggle to their ships’ key role in enforcing the Northern blockade of the South’s coasts. This hard-to-find publication also documents the other combat actions, nautical mishaps, and ultimate fates of these unsung participants in the naval side of the Civil War.". The author, an expert on the early history of the Revenue Service, also tells the amazing story of the capture of the cutter Caleb Cushing by Confederates under the command of Lieutenant Charles W. “Savez” Read, CSN in the harbor of Portland, Maine, his daring escape, brief battle with Union ships, and the scuttling of the Cushing. Coast Guard) in the nav
"Five Stars" according to ajg6989. Great book on the Revenue Cutter Service in the Civil War one of the few I have found