The Civil War on the Water: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War(Dwight Sturtevant Hughes & Chris Mackowski NH) photo Edward Everett

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Spencer is finding that coming home won’t be that simple

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And for some African-Americans the Proclamation raises doubts about Lincoln himself

The Civil War on the Water: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War(Dwight Sturtevant Hughes & Chris Mackowski NH) photo Edward EverettEdited by Dwight Sturtevant Hughes and Chris Mackowski Although primarily a land conflict, the Civil War also raged on the water. Nothing in the history and traditions of the U. S. Navy prepared it for civil war. The sea service expanded tenfold from a third rate force to, at least temporarily, one of the most powerful and advanced navies in the world. Former shipmates now serving in the Confederacy, meanwhile, struggled to construct some semblance of