Sunday, August 26, 2012

Seafaring Sunday: An End of Long Strife


August 26, 1865: The Civil War ends with the U.S. Navy at its highest numbers to the day: 600 ships and 58,500 sailors.

Header: Battle of Mobile Bay by Xanthus R. Smith c 1890 via Wikimedia
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  1. Timmy!August 26, 2012 at 5:05 PM

    America's global force for good...

    The Battle of Mobile Bay...Is that the Monitor and the Merrimack, Pauline? Please forgive my ignorance if that is a stupid question.

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  2. PaulineAugust 27, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    No, the Monitor vs Merrimack skirmish happened in February of 1864 (find more info here: http://americancivilwar.com/monitor.html). That is another ironclad in this painting.

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