Civil War Naval Actions

As the Civil War raged on the land, the two national navies— Union and Confederate —created another war on the water. The naval war was one of sudden, spectacular lightning battles as well as continual and fatal vigilance on the coasts, rivers, and seas. Civil War Naval Actions is a collection of official documents, often first-hand accounts written by the commanders and seamen who fought the ocean battles from both the Union and Confederate perspectives of the American Civil War.
Often 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. The Union Navy’s early leaky blockade of the coast grew increasingly effective at choking off vital supplies. The tiny Confederate Navy, outgunned and outmanned by its giant adversary, used daring and innovative tactics to sink Union ships and drive the American merchant marine from the seas.
204 pages. Over 40 illustrations. Contents hyperlinked for easy navigation