Thousands of scenes photographed 1861-1865, with text by many special authorities. Volume 6 of 10 volume set. Includes the following: Frontispiece - The Sloop of War "Portsmouth" of the Old Navy; Preface; Introduction - The Federal Navy and the Blockade; The Organization of the Federal Navy;The Organization of the Confederate Navy; First Expeditions of the Federal Navy; The Blockade; The Birth of the Ironclads; The Most Famous Naval Battle; The Most Daring Feat; Fighting on the Mississippi; The Actions with the Forts; Naval Actions Along the Shores; The Sea Life of '61; The Confederate Cruisers and the "Alabama;" Naval Chronology, 1861-1865. Comprehensive index in Volume 10.

Thousands of scenes photographed 1861-1865, with text by many special authorities. Volume 6 of 10 volume set. Includes the following: Frontispiece - The Sloop of War "Portsmouth" of the Old Navy; Preface; Introduction - The Federal Navy and the Blockade; The Organization of the Federal Navy;The Organization of the Confederate Navy; First Expeditions of the Federal Navy; The Blockade; The Birth of the Ironclads; The Most Famous Naval Battle; The Most Daring Feat; Fighting on the Mississippi; The Actions with the Forts; Naval Actions Along the Shores; The Sea Life of '61; The Confederate Cruisers and the "Alabama;" Naval Chronology, 1861-1865. Comprehensive index in Volume 10.