Confederate States Navy

In August of 1861, President Lincoln signed the 1st Confiscation Act formalizing to some degree Butler’s contraband argument by authorizing the United States army to seize any slave used to aid the Confederate military. This however did not resolve the ambiguity of the status of the majority of enslaved people who now numbered in the thousands in and around Union army camps. The decision as to whether these people were free, property of the army, or to be returned to their masters was…

The Civil War, also known as the First Modern War, went down as the bloodiest war in U.S. history. Prior to the start of the Civil War, United States was split into two sections, the North(Union) and the South(Confederacy). The Union, had a population of “22 million in 1860, while only 9 million people lived in the Confederacy, 3.5 million of them slaves”(511). Each side had their own advantages. The Union had very strong financial resources, an abundance of manufacturing companies and the best…

but as well due to the inept leadership of Jefferson Davis, but many arguing that it was internal conflict such as state leaders feuding with the Davis administration. However, that thesis containing…

alive are put to the test. When the Confederacy began slipping and falling prey to the Union’s overwhelming power, a Confederate States Navy Lieutenant Commander strives to claim this warship as his own, along with Captain William Conway Whittle. With these men and what little crew they have, they plan to turn the war between the divided nation around, and take back the Confederate power. Before Whittle can accomplish this task, he must first learn more…

The British navy, what was first thought to be a second line of defense during the Elizabethan era, after the 1640s, it was realistic to think of it as first line of defense. As Britain rise as a powerful navy, allowing England to flourish as a country as a whole, the question behind Britain’s motivation arises: What was the motivation behind Britain’s naval mastery during the seventeenth and eighteenth century? Different historians, such as Alfred T. Mahan, Roger Morriss, and Paul Kennedy, that…

to no opposition (Burden, 2000). The rest of Grant’s force fell under Sherman, bringing his numbers to 45,000 as Sherman forwarded that assault on the Mississippi state capital in Jackson. The two armies involved at the Battle of Vicksburg were the Union Army of Tennessee and the Confederate Army of Mississippi. The Confederate Army consisted of roughly 33,000 men and was under the command of Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton, who was a native of Pennsylvania and had chosen to fight for the…

THE WORTHY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN WITH THE TITLE “THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR” Nowadays, the United States is one of the great countries in the world. The Presidents and government have contributed so much to the development of the country. One of the best presidents in the history of America is Abraham Lincoln who deserves the accolade “The Great Emancipator”. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12th, 1809 in Hardin, Kentucky. Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican elected to the position of…

his arm,” Admiral ‘Round’ said, or so I referred to him. His girth surpassed his height so much so that he found need to stretch his arms and roll forward to reach the desk in front of him. “Therefore, you will be removed from service in the Royal Navy and no longer receive benefits associated with a member there of.” There were a number of gasps of surprise and several cheers at the reading of the verdict. The court room, normally minimally occupied for such a proceeding was filled to crushing…

Critical Commentary of ¨The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea¨ The documentary ¨The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea¨, is an academic investigation into the feasibility of a sea voyage into the Land of Punt at the time the events are described and also the possibility of being able to construct ships able to bear the attrition caused by the climate and currents of the Red Sea. Hatshepsut, known as the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, is considered to have had one of the most…

what can happen when senior leaders personally manage the risks attached to potentially catastrophic missions, and how to assign responsibility and blame when risk becomes reality. Stanton successfully argues that Navy leadership was partly responsible for the ship's sinking because the Navy failed to mitigate the risk that an enemy submarine would sink…