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The Sea Eagle
The Civil War Memoir of LCdr. William B. Cushing, U.S.N.
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2009
Summary
William Barker Cushing is considered one of the navy's greatest heroes of the Civil War. After his expulsion from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1861, Cushing managed to get an appointment as a master's mate on one of the warships of a blockading squadron. Cushing's daring and exceptional performance in battle led to a spectacular rise in rank, responsibility, and reputation. His military career culminated in his torpedoing of the Confederate ironclad Albermarle on the Roanoke River in 1864, an operation he executed under heavy enemy fire. This new and fully annotated edition of Cushing's memoir, originally written in 1867–1868, conveys the excitement and drama of a truly extraordinary Civil War naval career.
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Edition
1/2009
Copyright Year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7425-7053-5
ISBN-Online
978-0-7425-9996-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
170
Product Type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Editor’s Note No access
A Note on Sources No access
INTRODUCTION: Before the War No access Pages 1 - 18
The Sea Eagle No access Pages 19 - 68
Afterword No access Pages 69 - 78
From Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Being for the Most Part Contributions by Union and Confederate Officers No access Pages 79 - 116
APPENDIX 1: Ships Named in the Text No access Pages 117 - 140
APPENDIX 2: Officers Named in the Text No access Pages 141 - 158
