The Voyage of the CSS Shenandoah

Download or read book The Voyage of the CSS Shenandoah written by William C. Whittle and published by University Alabama Press. This book was released on 2005-05-08 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Confederate cruiser Shenandoah was the last of a group of commerce raiders deployed to prey on Union merchant ships. Ordered to the Pacific Ocean to "greatly damage and disperse" the Yankee whaling fleet in those waters, the Shenandoah's successful pursuit of her quarry compares favorably with the exploits of the more celebrated Alabama and Florida but has never been as well known because it coincided with the war's end. It was, however, one of the best documented naval expeditions - from England to the Indian Ocean, Australia and the South Pacific, the Bering Sea, San Francisco, and finally to port in Liverpool - during the Civil War."--BOOK JACKET.