Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-326) and index.
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Dissenters from the American mood: why men joined the United States Navy during the Civil War -- Any man can become a soldier: the making of union sailors -- Ships of fools: the sailor's experience on the union blockade -- The devil's own purgatory: the experience of gunboatmen in the Mississippi squadron -- All hands drunk and rioting: the maritime culture of union sailors -- Saving Jack: religion, union sailors, and the United States Christian commission -- Frictions: shipboard relations between white and contraband union sailors -- My youthfull emagination of hell: the face of battle for union sailors.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Michael Bennett offers an assessment of the experience of common Union sailors from 1861 to 1865. He explores the origins of the men who were sailors at this time, their reasons for enlistment and how their backgrounds shaped their service.
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Title
Union Jacks.
International Standard Book Number
080782870X
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States.-- History-- Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States.-- Sea life-- History-- 19th century.
United States.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Sailors-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
Sailors-- United States-- Social conditions-- 19th century.
Armed Forces-- Sea life.
HISTORY.
Marine
Military operations, Naval.
Sailors-- Social conditions.
Sailors.
Seemann.
Seeschlacht
Sezessionskrieg
Social aspects.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations.
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Social aspects.