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US Civil War Blockade - Stone Fleet Blocking Charleston Harbor
The Union's STONE FLEET was a group of old and nearly-derilect sailing ships (merchant ships and whaling ships that were no longer of use.) They were filled full of ballast stone and sunk in Charleston Harbor to make it difficult for Confederate vessels and blockade runners to enter and exit the harbor without hitting the sunken wrecks and damaging their hulls.
The plan was only partially successful, though. Many of the small packet steamers had shallow drafts and were able to pass over the wrecks without hitting the sunken wreckage!
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The plan was only partially successful, though. Many of the small packet steamers had shallow drafts and were able to pass over the wrecks without hitting the sunken wreckage!
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Freedom Calling: Captain MacGregor & the Lady Grey
Book Highlights From:
FREEDOM CALLING: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea - by Dana Vacca
Captain Eben MacGregor, Master of the whaling ship, Lady Grey.
"...always present, like my own breath, was the sound of the blue-violet sea that whished along the sides of the great wooden ship like liquid silk as, heeled over with the wind on her quarter, the LADY GREY softly cut her path to the north."
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FREEDOM CALLING: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea - by Dana Vacca
Captain Eben MacGregor, Master of the whaling ship, Lady Grey.
"...always present, like my own breath, was the sound of the blue-violet sea that whished along the sides of the great wooden ship like liquid silk as, heeled over with the wind on her quarter, the LADY GREY softly cut her path to the north."
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes by Sea
New Bedford, Massachusetts - 1864
FREEDOM CALLING by Dana Vacca
BOOK EXCERPTS
Celia had never seen a place like New Bedford,.... The busy sea-faring village was a melting pot of cultures and its townspeople, as a whole, were friendly and congenial. One could not find a place more accepting of differences in skin color or customs than New Bedford,...
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BOOK EXCERPTS
Celia had never seen a place like New Bedford,.... The busy sea-faring village was a melting pot of cultures and its townspeople, as a whole, were friendly and congenial. One could not find a place more accepting of differences in skin color or customs than New Bedford,...
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FREEDOM CALLING - The Captain's House
FREEDOM CALLING by Dana Vacca
Book Excerpts - The Captain's House
"Facing me was a fine, gracious mansard with an ornately-corbeled roof and a projecting bay, like the arc of a rainbow that made the front of the residence resemble the prow of a ship. At the highest point was a crested turret with windows like large spectacles looking to the sea. Altogether, it bespoke opulence, and that the captain was, undoubtedly, a man of means,..."
County Street, New Bedford, just a short walk from the wharf, was where many sea captains and ship owners built large, magnificent homes for themselves and their families. From rooftop cupola's or widow's walks they had almost a bird's eye view of the harbor and could keep an close watch on their ships being loaded, unloaded or re-fitted.
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Book Excerpts - The Captain's House
"Facing me was a fine, gracious mansard with an ornately-corbeled roof and a projecting bay, like the arc of a rainbow that made the front of the residence resemble the prow of a ship. At the highest point was a crested turret with windows like large spectacles looking to the sea. Altogether, it bespoke opulence, and that the captain was, undoubtedly, a man of means,..."
County Street, New Bedford, just a short walk from the wharf, was where many sea captains and ship owners built large, magnificent homes for themselves and their families. From rooftop cupola's or widow's walks they had almost a bird's eye view of the harbor and could keep an close watch on their ships being loaded, unloaded or re-fitted.
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FREEDOM CALLING - Celia Arrives In New Bedford
FREEDOM CALLING by Dana Vacca
Book Excerpts - New Bedford Harbor
New Bedford harbor was teeming with activity. Sailing ships coming and going, - loading and unloading cargo in the wharf district...... New Bedford was also the whaling capitol of the world!,.... it was the city that lit the world with its constant supply of whale oil to light the lanterns of homes everywhere!
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Book Excerpts - New Bedford Harbor
New Bedford harbor was teeming with activity. Sailing ships coming and going, - loading and unloading cargo in the wharf district...... New Bedford was also the whaling capitol of the world!,.... it was the city that lit the world with its constant supply of whale oil to light the lanterns of homes everywhere!
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Civil War Era NEW BEDFORD WHALING SHIP - The Lady Grey
FREEDOM CALLING: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
Book by Dana Vacca
BOOK HIGHLIGHTS - Lady Grey (Ship)
The beautiful sailing barque, Lady Grey, underway with nearly full sail, her hull cuts gracefully through the water toward New Bedford.
Like many whaling and merchant ships of her day, she had "painted on" gun ports (only two were real), so that, from a distance, she had the look of a "ship of the line" and would be thought to be carrying a row of cannon along her larboard and starboard sides. However, this did not insure safety as a privateer captain worth his salt had every ship he had ever seen etched into his memory,... by the line of her hull, the configuration of her masts and sails, - and most often knew which battlements were feigned and which were real!
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
Book by Dana Vacca
BOOK HIGHLIGHTS - Lady Grey (Ship)
The beautiful sailing barque, Lady Grey, underway with nearly full sail, her hull cuts gracefully through the water toward New Bedford.
Like many whaling and merchant ships of her day, she had "painted on" gun ports (only two were real), so that, from a distance, she had the look of a "ship of the line" and would be thought to be carrying a row of cannon along her larboard and starboard sides. However, this did not insure safety as a privateer captain worth his salt had every ship he had ever seen etched into his memory,... by the line of her hull, the configuration of her masts and sails, - and most often knew which battlements were feigned and which were real!
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
Book Signing at The Malted Barley on Tues. Aug. 28th @ 7 pm!
I will be doing a Meet & Greet Book Signing launching my new book, FREEDOM CALLING!
It will be at The Malted Barley LITERARY SALON in Westerly, RI on Tues night, August 28th at 7 pm!
If you're in the area, stop by! See the new book, say "HI" and have an ice cold, craft beer or nice, cool, designer Hard Cider!
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
It will be at The Malted Barley LITERARY SALON in Westerly, RI on Tues night, August 28th at 7 pm!
If you're in the area, stop by! See the new book, say "HI" and have an ice cold, craft beer or nice, cool, designer Hard Cider!
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Check out the new VIDEO TRAILER for FREEDOM CALLING!
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
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Freedom Calling - African-American Soldiers in the Civil War
FREEDOM CALLING - Book Highlights
African-American Soldiers in the Civil War
After May 1863 many of the freed men were allowed to enlist in the Union Army and a great many of them served in the army's management of the camps.
Black leaders like Frederick Douglass encouraged African-American men to become soldiers as it would ensure their eventual US citizenship. The US government formed the Bureau of Colored Troops to organize the increasing numbers of black volunteer soldiers.
Approximately one hundred and ninety thousand black men volunteered during the course of the Civil War, and more than eighty of them became commissioned officers. Besides being soldiers many served as army carpenters, cooks, guards and chaplains. Black women also volunteered. Women were not allowed to join the army or navy, but could serve as nurses, scouts and spies.
Because of racial prejudice, even among Union soldiers, black men were not used as often in combat. But the soldiers who saw combat fought bravely and tenaciously. Sixteen had been awarded to the Medal of Honor for valor, like this soldier pictured. He is Andrew Jackson Smith, recipient of the MEDAL OF HONOR.
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Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
African-American Soldiers in the Civil War
After May 1863 many of the freed men were allowed to enlist in the Union Army and a great many of them served in the army's management of the camps.
Black leaders like Frederick Douglass encouraged African-American men to become soldiers as it would ensure their eventual US citizenship. The US government formed the Bureau of Colored Troops to organize the increasing numbers of black volunteer soldiers.
Approximately one hundred and ninety thousand black men volunteered during the course of the Civil War, and more than eighty of them became commissioned officers. Besides being soldiers many served as army carpenters, cooks, guards and chaplains. Black women also volunteered. Women were not allowed to join the army or navy, but could serve as nurses, scouts and spies.
Because of racial prejudice, even among Union soldiers, black men were not used as often in combat. But the soldiers who saw combat fought bravely and tenaciously. Sixteen had been awarded to the Medal of Honor for valor, like this soldier pictured. He is Andrew Jackson Smith, recipient of the MEDAL OF HONOR.
See Pics on my FACEBOOK BOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarHist...
BUY BOOK NOW at Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Callin...
Also available as Kindle Book
Freedom Calling: A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
Freedom Calling A Civil War Slave Escapes By Sea
FREEDOM CALLING is a page-turner packed with action, emotion, romance and adventure - vibrantly painted with powerful characters, vivid imagery and factual details of the Civil War era.
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