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Title

Life in Mr. Lincoln's navy / Dennis J. Ringle.

Author

Ringle, Dennis J., 1954-

Publication

Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 1998.

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Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries) MsSM

Description

xvi, 202 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

Every aspect of the common sailor's life in the Union navy - such as recruiting, clothing, training, shipboard routine, entertainment, wages, diet, health, and combat experience - is addressed in this study, the first to examine the subject in such detail. The wealth of new facts provided here offers a fresh look at nineteenth-century social history, including such issues as racial integration in the military. As he examines daily life in the Union navy, Dennis Ringle also calls attention to the enlisted sailor's enormous but often overlooked contributions to the development of the U.S. Navy as it moved from wood and sail to steam and iron.

Subject

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

"...The first in-depth study covering all aspects of the common sailor's life in the Union navy, including recruiting, clothing, training, daily shipboard routine, diet, wages, entertainment, health, and combat experiences." -- Intro.

ISBN

1557507368 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^98015352^

OCLC

38550964

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library