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The Civil War Gulf Blockade: The Unpublished Journal Of A U.S. Navy Warrant Officer Aboard The Uss Vincennes, 1861-1864, Robert M. Oxley

Humanities & Communication - Daytona Beach

“This paper attempts to (1) describe the unpublished journal of Nicholas Lynch, Warrant Officer (Sailmaker), U.S. Navy; (2) expand upon the most remarkable incident in the journal, the Affair at the Passes of the Mississippi River, a minor disaster for the Union navy in the first year of the war; (3) discuss the thoughts and moods of Sailmaker Lynch during the Union blockade from 1861 through 1864. The journal offers rare insights about naval warfare from the point of view of a sailor of the line. It also reveals that officers and crew were unable to maintain discipline and esprit …