Rush, Richard; Woods, Robert H. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series I - Volume 4. Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1896. First Edition. [11291]
Original blue cloth, 9 x 6 inches, xvii, [1], 865 clean pages, includes index. Includes frontispiece and additional b/w illustrations of ships and steamers. A few small dings to the binding edges. Good. Hardcover.
Operations in the Gulf of Mexico from November 15, 1860, to June 7, 1861; Operations on the Atlantic Coast From January 1, to May 13, 1861; Operations on the Potomac and Rappahanock Rivers From January 5 to December 7, 1861.
"The first series embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by occasional maps and diagrams. In this series the papers are arranged according to squadrons and flotillas, chronologically; and, as far as possible, the Union reports of any event are immediately followed by the Confederate reports." - Introduction.