CLASH OF THE IRONCLADS (Part the First)
In which we start to tell the story of the world’s first battle between two ironclad warships, the U.S.S. Monitor & the C.S.S. Virginia, which took place on March 9, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Confederate Navy: The Ships, Men and Organization, 1861-1865” edited by William N. Still, Jr.
Listen to Episode 105: ClashIroncladsPartFirst
THE BLOCKADE
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| Gideon Welles (1802-1878) |
In which we discuss the April 19, 1861 proclamation by which Abraham Lincoln declared a blockade of the Confederacy. We also look at the Confederate seizure of the important Gosport navy yard in Virginia a few days later.
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| Stephen Mallory (ca. 1813-1873) |
Our book recommendation for this episode is War on the Waters: The Union & Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 by James M. McPherson.
“With all the narrative grace, original scholarship, and equal grasp of both big picture and telling detail, Civil War historian James McPherson has provided his admirers with another authoritative entry in his roster of essential books. McPherson never argues that the Union navy won the Civil War, but readers will argue that no Civil War library will ever be complete without this volume.” ~ Harold Holzer
Listen to Episode 39: TheBlockade