The Confederate Navys Savannah Squadron, its relationship with the people of Savannah, Georgia, and its role in the citys 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, boarding, capture, and ironclad combat. The sailors finished the war as an infantry unit in Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia, fighting at Saylers Creek on the road to Appomattox.
Melton concentrates on navy life and the squadrons place in wartime Savannah. The book reveals who the Confederate sailors were and what their material, social, and working lives were like.
The Best Station of Them Allis an essential piece of historical literature for anyone interested in the Civil War, its navies, or Savannah.
The Confederate Navy’s Savannah Squadron, its relationship with the people of Savannah, Georgia, and its role in the city’s economy
Maurice Meltonis an associate professor of history at Albany State University. He is the author ofThe Confederate Ironcladsand of numerous articles on the Civil War navies.
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Chapter 1. The Georgia Navy
Chapter 2. Tattnall: The Legend Comes Home
Chapter 3. The Georgia Coast Guard
Chapter 4. Old Abes Blockade Is No Good in This Section
Chapter 5. All We Want Is to Be Let Alone
Chapter 6. Sailors
Chapter 7. The
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