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Confederate States Naval Technological Advances - School Essays

Confederate States Naval Technological Advances

I have always enjoyed finding information about the Civil War, especially the Confederacy. To go along with that, I enjoy books about the Navy and military. I found my opportunity for a good and fun paper by combining these two into one subject. This subject is the Naval innovations, and events leading up to these innovations, proving the ingenuity of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. The Confederate Navy was the mother of many technological advances.
During the early stages of the war, navys on both sides were fairly small, and pretty much standard in armament. The Southern navy being small and undermanned, contracted Privateers to help run and break the Union ...

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the Mississippi river, and the Missouri River.. When the South began their moves on Northern Naval bases and ship yards on the James, they had no idea what they were about to unleash. After the seizing of Union shipyards, the Confederate Navy was several times stronger than it had previously been. Using the strategic positions they had gained, some good horse sense from their commanders, and a whole lot of luck, the South managed to turn the tables on the Northern water forces. CSN ships Cumberland and Pawnee were laying siege to the United States shipyard in Gosport, VA. The Confederacy was severely overpowered there and should have been defeated. However, "the spirit of madness and folly prevailed; and I know of no better exhibition of it than the fact that while they [the United States] were trying to get out, our people were actually trying to keep them in by obstructing the channel!" (Confederate Military History) as one man put it. This encounter proved to be more ...

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Added: 11/16/2006 01:03:55 AM
Category: American History
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