United States - Naval History, Confederate States of America - Armed Forces, United States Navy, United States Civil War - Naval Operations, Union - Armed Forces - Civil War History
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Overview
Academy on the James is the exciting account of the birth, the life, and the tragic death of the Confederate naval school. Utilizing meticulous research, the author has pieced together a remarkable story of the South's naval school and the young midshipmen who attended it. From the battles below Richmond in the summer of 1864, to the guardians of the Confederate treasury in its retreat south to the Carolinas and Georgia, they remained true to their nation and themselves - and they never surrendered.Editorials
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Narrates the birth, life, and death of the academy, which was founded in 1863 in the temporal and geographical vortex of a violent war. Among other topics, describes the battles below Richmond in 1864, the young midshipmen who attended, and the guardians of the Confederate treasury in its retreat south to the Carolinas and Georgia. Includes many photographs and paintings, and quotes at length from contemporary sources. Awarded the first Nathan Bedform Forrest History Award. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
December 31, 1998
Publisher
Shippensburg, Pa. : Burd Street Press, c1998.
Pages
300
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781572491304