This book was written by James Morris Morgan, printed by the Constable and Company LTD of London, published in 1917, the narrative is 367 pages and is not illustrated. At the age of 14 James Morris Morgan entered the United States Naval Academy. A year later, the American Civil War broke out and Morgan joined the Confederate Navy as a midshipman on the CSS McRae. For the next four years "Little Morgan" would continue to fight alongside his Southern brothers as they attempted to break the Union blockade and defend the Confederacy. The McRae was outgunned by Union ironclads in early 1862 and young Morgan witnessed the ship and crew that he'd grown to love being destroyed by the Union Navy. After befriending the Treasurer of the Confederacy, George Trenholm, he was given the commission to join the cruiser Georgia until 1864. Throughout this period he traveled across the world's seas, attempting to break the stranglehold the Union had over the Southern states. Morgan's fascinating account of the war fought on a variety of ships provides insight into life in the Confederate Navy for a young midshipman. Written much later in his life, Morgan's Recollections continue beyond the defeat of the South, documenting his interesting life joining the Egyptian Navy, visiting France during during the Franco-Prussian War, as an engineer in Mexico and as counsel-general in Australia. Morgan published this book in 1917 and died in 1928. This hard back book is in very good condition, and does not have a dust jacket.

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