I Am Fighting for the Union - The Civil War Letters of Naval Officer Henry Willis Wells

About the author

Robert M. Browning Jr. retired in 2015 as Chief Historian of the United States Coast Guard. He is author or editor of six books, among them From Cape Charles to Cape Fear: The North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the Civil War, U.S. Merchant Vessel War Casualties of World War II, and Lincoln's Trident: The West Gulf Blockading Squadron during the Civil War. He is past editor of the International Journal of Naval History.

Summary

An insightful, detailed, and invaluable account of daily life in the Union Navy, I Am Fighting for the Union is a vital and deeply personal account of a momentous chapter in the history of the US Civil War and its navies.

Product details

• Authors: Henry Willis Wells, Henry Willis/ Browning Wells
• Assisted by: Robert M Browning Jr (Editor), Robert M. Browning Jr (Editor), Robert M. Browning Jr. (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9780817361051
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-6105-1
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Maritime Currents: History and; Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous