Document Type
Article
Publication/Presentation Date
4-2002
Abstract/Description
“This paper attempts to (1) describe the unpublished journal of Nicholas Lynch, Warrant Officer (Sailmaker), U.S. Navy; (2) expand upon the most remarkable incident in the journal, the Affair at the Passes of the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 de corps when faced with years of monotony and inaction on blockade duty aboard a sailing vessel.”—Introduction to article.
Publication Title
International Journal of Naval History
Publisher
International Journal of Naval History sponsored by the Naval Historical Foundation
Scholarly Commons Citation
Oxley, R. M. (2002). The Civil War Gulf Blockade: The Unpublished Journal of a U.S. Navy Warrant Officer Aboard the USS Vincennes, 1861-1864. International Journal of Naval History, 1(1). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/db-humanities/4
