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Loons The Great
04-12-2007, 08:28 PM
http://www.hunley.org/

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Confederate_Submarine.htm

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-us-cs/csa-sh/csash-hl/hunley.htm

http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org12-3.htm

http://www.charlestonillustrated.com/hunley/

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/08/08/hunley.advancer/index.html

http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org12-7b.htm

Loons The Great
04-13-2007, 11:30 PM
Sizzlin' and surfacing all the way to the top-ahh...

Tiki-Tom
04-14-2007, 12:20 AM
Funny you should post this. Sparkie and I took the little one to check this out just last week. To see it in person gives one a great appreciation for what those guys went through. Eight people in that was like packing sardines in a tin can. A man of average height couldn't have sit up straight in it.

Howlin' Wolf
04-14-2007, 09:41 AM
I saw a show about it on tv this past week.

EbDawson
04-17-2007, 11:07 AM
Story about the gold piece is fascinating!

Loons The Great
05-31-2007, 11:37 PM
http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08444.htm

http://www.treasurenet.com/forum/shipwrecks/messages/1003558.shtml

http://www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/alligator/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Alligator_(1862)

http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/releases2003/dec03/noaa03-154.html

http://www.answers.com/topic/uss-alligator-1862

http://www.navyandmarine.org/alligator/Missions.htm

Nitro Express
06-01-2007, 11:41 PM
I always wanted to see it. My wife has a lot of Confederate herritage on her dad's side.

Redballjets88
06-01-2007, 11:45 PM
yeah the civil war in general is so interesting, i have family that were in the war

Redballjets88
06-01-2007, 11:45 PM
in the confederacy

Nitro Express
06-02-2007, 03:18 AM
The Civil War is where we left the Nepolionic era of war technology and went into the start of modern warfare and the CSS Hundley is an excellent example of that.

General Lee slaughtered his men at Gettysburg because he was still using Nepolian era tactics. What shot down Picket's march was the devistating mini ball bullet out of rifles. It drastically increased the killing range and decressed the loading time. If the Union had smooth bore muskets maybe Pickett would have broken the line.

Another devistating weapon was the Union Calvalry had the Spencer repeating rifle. They held the line and scattered the Confederates with their fire power and kept the high ground.

Nitro Express
06-02-2007, 03:23 AM
The south put on a good fight but they were blockaded and Grant had control the Mississippi. Even if Lee flanked the Union at Gettysburg and got between Washington DC and the Union army, I think the war would still have been lost because the North had better access to raw resources and the industry to keep the Union army supplied with better weapons. Even if Lee took Washington, he couldn't hold it. The Union wold have ran him out before very long.

Susie Q
06-03-2007, 11:18 PM
Originally posted by Redballjets88
yeah the civil war in general is so interesting, i have family that were in the war

Mine were on the Northern side. I have copies of civil war letters that my great-great grandfather on my fathers side wrote to his wife and her back to him, along with several relatives. It's a fascinating peek into history with a personal touch added.

On my mother's side my great-great-great grandfather was a musician in the civil war as was my great-great-great uncle. He also was a musician.

There was also one of my ancestors that was held captive in Andersonville Prison who died just DAYS before they exchange. He died of dysentery and scurvy.

I love this type of stuff and can talk about it non stop. LOL!:o :)

Loons The Great
08-01-2007, 10:09 PM
Ize been readin' up on The Civil War lately...Sherman's memoirs...anyone know where the term sideburns originated from??

EbDawson
08-19-2007, 10:02 PM
Originally posted by Loons The Great
.anyone know where the term sideburns originated from??

Union General Ambrose Burnside I believe. He was quite incompetent if I recall my history correctly.