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You must visit my YouTube video channel – Old West and really old west history and natural history, Civil War, etc. 3,933 subscribers and growing.
Listen to my interview as a guest on Civil War Talk Radio with host Prof. John C. Willis (U of the South) discussing Civil War navies. 10/22/04 Listen here. Or download the segments:
Segment1.mp3 / Segment2.mp3 / Segment3.mp3
Civil War Talk Radio was a new show, and I was only the fifth guest: James McPherson, John Sellers, James Robertson, Ken Burns – and then me! I was flattered to be in such august company. More information.
- About me
- My YouTube Videos
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- A poem of mine: My Campfire
- BookBub page
- Fiction Writing
- Western Writers of America
- My list of Fiction Writers’ Quotes
- My list of Some Western Authors
- My list of Some Nautical/Naval/Sea Authors
- My list of Some Other Authors
- Writing Tips
- The Old West
- The Civil War Afloat
- The Navies – a starting point for my Civil War Afloat section
- Naval Battles – Union naval action against the Confederacy was often joint operations against shore facilities. The Union Army and Navy worked well together during the Civil War. But there were ship-to-ship engagements, some quite famous.
- Civil War Medicine and Hospitals – The Civil War was fought before the discovery of germs with the consequent horrendous conditions and medical practice
- The Confederacy
- Confederate Naval Officers and other People
- Confederate Ships – The Confederates were early adopters of the concept of the ironclad warship.
- Coastal and River Forts – Much of Union naval action was against coastal and river forts, and the Confederacy relied on forts to protect their ports, both seaside and river
- Money and Financing the Civil War
- Navy guns – The Civil War was a time of rapid innovation in naval guns, especially the development of the shell gun, as opposed to just solid shot cannons
- Slavery and Emancipation
- Stamps and Postage in the Civil War – Mail from (and to) home was a priority second only to ammunition among the navies
- Union Naval Officers and other People – Especially those appearing in The Carolinas and Duel at Hampton Roads and on or involved with the USS Pawnee, USS Delaware, USS Cumberland, USS Monitor
- My description of Union Navy Officer Ranks in the Civil War – Naval ranks during the Civil War, especially in the very beginning, were rather different from modern naval ranks. I recommend you read this section before reading my Civil War novels. The stories will make more sense.
- Union Ships – All of the ships mentioned in my Civil War novels were real ships. They are all listed here. But the list includes many other famous ships – and many not so famous.
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