Sea Wolf of the Confederacy: The Daring Civil War Raids of Naval Lt. Charles W. Read

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Sheridan House, Inc., 2005 - Biography & Autobiography - 256 pages
In June 1862, just days before the epic clash at Gettysburg, a small party of the Confederate Navy mounted a devastating series of raids on the New England coast. At the center of the conflict was the hotheaded young adventurer, Charles W. Read. Serving aboard the CSS FLORIDA off the coast of Brazil, Read hatched a daring plan to sail a captured brig directly into the Union's home waters and wreak havoc on their shipping lanes. Burning or capturing more than twenty merchant vessels in less than three weeks, Read's rampage caused widespread panic in Northern cities, and brought enormous pressure to stop the rebel pirate. At one point there were nearly forty Union ships sent to hunt down Read in a cat-and-mouse chase that finally led to his dramatic capture off the coast of Maine.
 

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High Seas Terror
14
Dark Times
24
Bold Escape
36
Civilized Pirates
46
Foreign Threat
58
Dangerous Mission
71
Tropical Fire
83
WellGuarded Secret
95
Enemies Draw Near
114
Lightning Response
127
Tempestuous Seas
133
Freedom Granted
142
Cries of Outrage
162
Final Battle
185
The Floridas Cruise
213
Index
227

Devils Cartel
97

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