Lincoln's Tragic Admiral: The Life of Samuel Francis Du Pont

by Kevin J. Weddle

Book Overview

Once revered as one of the finest officers in the U.S. Navy, Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont is now, when remembered at all, criticized for resisting technological advancement and for half-heartedly leading the disastrous all-ironclad Union naval attack on Charleston. Although his reputation appeared unshakable after he won the first major Union victory of the Civil War in South Carolina, the failed attack on Charleston brought his career to an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813923328
• ISBN13: 9780813923321
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"