USS Cairo (Images of Modern America)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.29 (998 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1467115215 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Joyner witnessed the restoration of Cairo from its beginning, in the early 1980s, until its completion, in 1984, and has produced this pictorial volume utilizing images from the archives of Vicksburg National Military Park. Elizabeth Hoxie Joyner, museum curator for Vicksburg National Military Park, has documented, through photography and cataloging, thousands of artifacts recovered from the gunboat.
Bearss, Warren Grabau, and Max Don Jacksset out on the Yazoo River on a cool autumn afternoon in 1956 to locate the Civil War gunboat. One can sense the excitement and awe felt by people who witnessed the raising. What they found was the discovery of a lifetime. Armed with a simple pocket compass, a small boat, and an intense desire to find the USS Cairo, three menEdwin C. Today, people from all over the world are drawn to visit this Civil War time capsule now in permanent dry dock at Vicksburg National Military Park, where commemorative events have occurred since 1980; this collection highlights a variety of these events.. Images of Modern America: USS Cairo features a photographic acc
. About the Author Elizabeth Hoxie Joyner, museum curator for Vicksburg National Military Park, has documented, through photography and cataloging, thousands of artifacts recovered from the gunboat. Joyner witnessed the restoration of Cairo from its beginning, in the early 1980s, until its completion, in 1984, and has produced this pictorial volume utilizing images from the archives of Vicksburg National Military Park
THE USS CAIRO: HISTORY AND ARTIFACTS OF A CIVIL WAR GUNBOAT THE USS CAIRO: HISTORY AND ARTIFACTS OF A CIVIL WAR GUNBOATELIZABETH HOXIE JOYNERMCFARLAND PUBLISHING, 2006QUALITY SOFTCOVER, $35.00, 200 PAGES, PHOTOGRAPHS, INDEXThe first major loss to a Southern torpedo was the river ironclad USS Cairo. Captain Issac N. Brown, former commander of the ram CSS Arkansas, was left to guard the Yazoo River after the loss of his vessel. Under his direction, one 5-gallon glass demijohn was filled with gunpowder and fitted with a friction primer supplied by an artillery battery. The bomb was suspended on a wire secured to both banks and hung below the surface. Five Stars Good pictures of artifacts. Treasure.