Success is all that was expected : the South Atlantic blockading squadron during the Civil War / Robert M. Browning, Jr

Object Details

Author: Browning, Robert M. 1955-
Subject: United States Navy South Atlantic Blockading Squadron (1861-1865); United States Navy History; United States Army History; Confederate States of America Navy History

Contents: "The blockade is a farce" -- "The success is all that was expected" -- "Flying about like moths around a lamp" -- "Our troops will not fight if gunboats are within their reach" -- "The ironclads are not formidable monsters" -- "You have not turrets enough ... you have not guns enough" -- "To the perpetual disgrace of public justice" -- "I do not think the game is worth the candle" -- "Tell Admiral Dahlgren to come and take it" -- "He could only expect me to hold on" -- "The rebellion is shut out from the ocean" -- "The fall of Satan's kingdom."

2002

C2002

Civil War, 1861-1865

19th century

1861-1865

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic: History; Blockades; Naval operations; History, Naval; Politics and government