Tag Archives: John Ancrum Winslow

A death on Kearsarge Avenue

For two years the CSS Alabama wreaked havoc with Union shipping. That stopped on June 19, 1864 when the USS Kearsarge sunk the rebel commerce raider off the coast of France. John Winslow, the Kearsarge’s commander, died at his home … Continue reading

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sunk in the channel

On July 4, 1864 the Richmond Daily Dispatch published an editorial ridiculing the United States Navy: The United States Navy. The Navy of the United States has had an inglorious part to play in this war. It was once the … Continue reading

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Uncompromising

From The New-York Times December 8, 1862: TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. … MR. STEVENS’ RESOLUTION. NAVAL ORDERS. WASHINGTON, Sunday, Dec. 7 … The resolution of Representative STEVENS, denouncing as guilty of a high crime any person in the Executive or … Continue reading

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