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How did messages get back and forth between ship and shore during the Battle of Cherbourg?
In volume 3 of Shebly Foote's book on the American Civil war, he mentions that once out to sea, Winslow got a message from France about Semmes's intentions. Does that mean there were boats going back ...
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What were the casualties and ship damage on each side of the Battle of Plum Point Bend, Tennessee?
Specifically, how many were killed/wounded/missing on each side?
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Why is the battle of Hampton Roads known as the Monitor vs the Merrimack?
The American Civil War battle of the ironclad warships which took place on the Elizabeth River in Virginia has several common names. One way which it is commonly referenced is as simply the "Monitor ...
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How did Farragut know he could get his fleet through the Confederate line of "torpedos" at Mobile Bay?
At the Battle of Mobile Bay, Adm. David G. Farragut commanded an 18-vessel fleet that included two monitors and his own wooden-hulled flagship, USS Hartford. The entrance to Mobile Bay was guarded by ...
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The first use of submarines, and the appearance of "modern" submarines
The first submarines surfaced (excuse the pun) during or around the American Civil War. The question I have comes in a few parts:
Did the submarines seen in the American Civil War prompt any change ...
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What did the sympathies lie of the US Navy around the time of the American Civil War?
Around the time of the American Civil War the land military (that is the Army) had its sympathies on the cause of the Confederacy, in my opinion, due to the make up of the military officers of the ...
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Why did the Monitor and Merrimac (aka Virginia) have such radically different designs?
This is something that's always baffled me. You have one ship that appears to sit just above the water with one little canon on a turret (the Monitor) and a second that sits high and is brimming with ...
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