THE C ONFEDERATE NAVAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER Issue Number Four -- July 1990 F.B.I. SEIZURES OF C.S.S. FLORIDA AND U.S.S. CUMBERLAND ARTIFACTS MAKE HEADLINES « FEDERAL PROSECUTION IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS SUMMER FOR DEALER, WATERMEN

As we reported in our special advertised brass belt buckles wells, ammunition, and nearly bulletin in the spring, last Novem- made from spikes from the C.S.S. forty boxes of assorted wooden, ber the CNHS learned that exten- Florida and a wide variety of oth- brass, and leather items. A third sive looting had taken place on the er artifacts from the Florida and seizure at Governor's Antiques wrecks of the C.S.S. Florida and the Cumberland, including a va- near Richmond netted another the nearby U.S.S. Cumberland, riety of buttons, buckles, and bul- bilge pump pipe and assorted oth- both well-known Civil War ves- lets, and other items "guaranteed er wooden artifacts. sels which never met in battle but to please any Civil War collec- Identification and evaluation of found adjacent graves together in tor." the artifacts was carried out by Hampton Roads. On Friday, March 16th, at ap- Archaeological Asso- The looting had been done by proximately eleven in the morning ciates' archaeologist Sam Margo- watermen using power clam FBI agents swooped down simul- lin and Virginia War Memorial dredges, which cut a Museum Director wide, destructive John Quarstein, who swath across the estimated the value bottom, destroying of the items to be in as much as they pick excess of $60,000. up. It is very likely It is unknown just that the remains of how many artifacts most of these ves- have been sold al- sels have been de- ready, but at least stroyed beyond ar- one, a spoon taken chaeological recall from the Florida's as a result. largest prize, the After notifying clipper ship Jacob Virginia authorities Bell, fetched $3000 and receiving no re- from an unnamed sponse, the CNHS collector. Board of Directors As the investiga- notified the Federal tion is still under- Bureau of Investiga- way, no indictments tion, which C.S.S. Florida chasing the ship Star Of Peace have been handed launched an investi- down yet, pending a gation in December. Using taneously on both locations and decision by Norfolk assistant fed- CNHS-supplied photos of the sto- seized an enormous quantity of eral prosecutor Oliver Norell. If len artifacts which were on display items labelled as coming from the and when they are filed, charges at Williamsburg's Cold Harbor two ships. The number at the mu- are expected to be theft of gov- Civil War Museum and a taped seum was relatively small (under ernment property (the Navy phone conversation from CNHS forty), but the seizure in Falmouth claims both wrecks, and the Cum- offices with Falmouth relic dealer netted enough material to fill a berland is a National Historic Larry Stevens, the FBI obtained a motel room the FBI had to rent to Landmark), a federal felony federal search and seizure warrant hold the artifacts, which included which carries with it a sentence of for the museum and Stevens' everything from large metal- up to ten years in prison without premises. Stevens, in an ad in covered timbers, to bilge pump parole and up to $250,000 in North-South Trader magazine, had pipes, a ball, pipes, ink- fines. (continued next page...) The case made the front pages those who intentionally loot find and which would otherwise in Virginia repeatedly, and was them. have simply been torn up to sell picked up by papers all around It is impossible to say at this for personal profit on the collec- the country through AP cover- time if the case will lead to the tors' market. age. In addition, much local cov- level of prosecution, though pros- In addition, the City of New- erage was obtained by CNHS As- ecutor Norell says the decision port News has shown a renewed sociates who helped distribute will be made within the next interest in developing a Civil the story all over the country. month. But whether or not there War naval museum in conjunc- Much local publicity was high- are criminal prosecutions and tion with the War Memorial Mu- ly sympathetic with the water- convictions down the line, al- seum and has even offered a men involved, who claimed they ready much good has come of the building to house it. If funding just accidentally came across the operation. Continuing national can be found, this might lead to artifacts while dredging for clams publicity has put both potential the proper archaeological explo- and didn't know there was any- looters and innocent divers and ration of the C.S.S. Florida and thing valuable there, although the watermen on notice that our un- the U.S.S. Cumberland and other dealer involved told a very differ- derwater national treasures will Civil War ships that lie in the ent story of intentional and re- be defended by the federal gov- Hampton Roads vicinity. peated looting of the same spot. ernment, even if the individual In the meanwhile, the pieces of Certainly the case highlights states responsible for the sites the two ships untimely torn from the minimal controls or protec- shirk their duty to protect them. their graves are in quiet repose in tion Virginia is affording its his- Already Virginia state underwa- the custody of the Navy at the torical underwater sites, to the ter archaeologists have been noti- Hampton Roads Naval Museum detriment of historical preserva- fied (through lawyers, yet) of in Norfolk where belated conser- tion as well as the discomfit of other sites found by watermen vation efforts are underway to watermen who may innocently and divers, at least one of which preserve them for eventual dis- destroy valuable sites as well as may turn out to be an invaluable play.

environments. Could archaeologists, ON BEHALF OF THE WATER- historians, watermen and sport divers work together to prevent this selfish de- MAN AND THE SPORT DIVER struction of our maritime heritage? By Lynn Harris monitor the activities of the thousands This will obviously require some effort Recent investigation of the looting of of recreational sport divers. A more and coordination from all the parties the Civil War wrecks U.S.S. Cumber- practical solution to the problem is to concerned. land said the C.S.S. Florida in Virginia educate the public about the historical Another essential ingredient for de- highlight to significant issues of con- and archaeological information that is veloping a public appreciation of histor- cern to historians and maritime archae- lost when artifacts are recovered with ic cultural resources and protecting im- ologists in other states. Firstly, the dis- no context. This might be achieved by portant sites like the two Civil War tinction between commercial salvors involving sectors of the public who con- shipwrecks is to make the legislation who intentionally destroy archaeologi- duct water-related activities in a state's sufficiently comprehensible and as ac- cal sites to recover artifacts on a large cultural resource program or to encour- cessible as possible to the public. scale basis for financial profit, as op- age them to learn how to identify, Graphic posters, educational texts and posed to other watermen or sport divers record and report their finds to the pro- legislative guidelines written in "plain who occasionally recover mantelpiece fessional community. Most divers and English" could be distributed at dive momentoes. Secondly, the necessity to watermen are keen to learn more about shops, state parks, local museums, fish- provide the public with guidance to their maritime heritage and with the ing and boating supply stores, etc. Edu- state preservation laws. proper guidance could become a poten- cating the public is the responsibility of Although archaeologists cannot con- tial asset to the state as water watchdogs the professional community. Surely, done collecting even on a small scale, or important sources of information. this is a small price to pay when price- realistically it is not possible to prevent It should also be evident to watermen less historic sites are at stake. it. Watermen cannot be restricted from and sport divers that intensive commer- Lynn Harris is an underwater ar- accidentally pulling up relics with their cial salvage not only destroys archaeo- chaeologist with the Sport Diver Ar- clamming or oystering gear. Neither logical sites but also depletes recreation- chaeology Management program at the will it ever be possible to effectively al dive sites and disturbs natural University of South Carolina.

The Confederate Naval Historical Society ~ 2 — Newsletter Number Four, July 1990 Upon her return to Hull she went Where They Lie: to call at Scandinavian ports. In early February 1867 she de- parted Helsingborg, Sweden, bound for Hull with a cargo of oats, barley, and wheat. It was C.S.S. Sumter soon noticed she was taking on water through a leak in her hull, By Michael P. Higgins Trenholm & Co. Many of the of- presumably the result of damage The Confederate Government ficers and crew would see service sustained when she ran aground purchased the 184-foot, 499-ton aboard the C.S.S. . at the mouth of the Humber River steam vessel Habana during Sumter was repaired and put into during the previous month. The April 1861 for use as a com- running under the name grain soon clogged her pumps, merce raider. The Habana was Gibraltar. and by 11:00 P.M., Thursday, launched on May 19, 1859 from The end of the war found her February 14th, she was aban- Byerly and Lynn's Kensington, at where she was doned, her crew taken off by a Pennsylvania yard. She was seized by U.S. Consul Thomas H. fishing smack from Grimsby. soon put into service on the New Dudley. His claim was tried in The Warsaw, a Scottish steamer Orleans and Havana Steam the English High Court of Admi- enroute from Hamburg to Leith, Packet Line. offered to take her in tow, But On June 3rd, Captain Gibraltar's master , Thomas Gotts waved C.S.N. commissioned her off, deeming it a the former merchant futile effort. Gibral- vessel as the C.S.S. tar sank later that eve- Sumter. ning on the Dogger The Sumter ran the Bank in 45 fathoms. Mississippi River Her position was re- blockade and reached ported as 55°N, 04°E the on (The Defense Map- June 24, 1861. During ping Agency chart the next six months she 37010 INT 1043 cruised the Caribbean "North Sea-Central Sea, where she captured Sheet [DECCA] eighteen and destroyed shows a wreck at seven United States these coordinates). flag merchant vessels. However, Lloyd's List After trying in vain to Sumter takes a prize outside the rock of Gibraltar reported her position as gain local permission to 55°N, 03°E in approxi- bring his prize vessels into the ralty and Dudley won possession mately 24 fathoms (no wreck is ports of the Caribbean, Semmes of Gibraltar, Beatrice (ex- charted at these coordinates). resolved to burn them on the Rappahannock), and Chameleon It is worth mentioning that spot in the future, establishing (ex-Tallahassee, ex-Olustee, and George H. Trenholm's son-in-law that policy for all future South- others). On July 14, 1866, Gi- "long maintained Sumter finally ern raiders during the war. braltar and Chameleon were sold went down in a gale near the spot On January 4, 1862, Sumter at public auction, fetching £1,150 where the Alabama was sunk." called at Cadiz, in need of and £6,400 respectively. repairs. She then made for Gi- Gibraltar was purchased by Michael P. Higgins is a gradu- braltar where she was blockaded Thomas Lyons, a merchant and ate of the State University of New by U.S. naval vessels and ulti- shipowner of Kingston-upon- York Maritime College and is a mately found it impossible to es- Hull, . Lyons effected a member of the Board Of Direc- cape. As a result, she was found major overhaul, including new tors of the CNHS. He is current- to be of no further use as a war- boilers. Lyons first put her into ly working on a book about the ship and it was decided that she service between Iceland and Hull career of the C.S.S. Shenandoah, would be sold. By April 9th, the carrying cattle on the homeward some of which will appear in a crew was paid off and the vessel leg. She then went into the future "Where They Lie" feature was sold to the firm of Fraser, Orange trade to Valencia, Spain. on that vessel.

The Confederate Naval Historical Society -- 3 ~ Newsletter Number Four, July 1990 The Lost Ironclad Atlanta By Joseph H. Geden fall of 1861 she cleared Greenock, inches. On June 17, 1863, in Wassaw Scotland, with a cargo of military sup- Sound (Savannah, Ga.) the C.S.S. Atlan- Somewhere off the Atlantic coast, plies, as the Confederate States of ta was captured by the U.S. Navy moni- southward of the Capes, may America's first government-owned tor Weehawken, commanded by Captain be the resting place of the ex-Civil War blockade runner. John Rodgers, U.S.N. There was disap- ironclad Atlanta, that went missing one She sailed under the British flag and pointment in the Confederacy and criti- hundred and twenty-one years ago. On a British master, although Captain Bul- cism of Commander Webb over the loss December 17, 1869, with one hundred loch had a bill of sale and was ready to of the Atlanta. The crew of 180 were and twenty people on board, she was take command if necessary. Upon arri- ultimately imprisoned at Fort Warren in anchored in the Delaware Bay above val at St. George's, , which Boston Harbor, and the Atlanta was re- Lewes, Delaware, waiting for favorable was one of the way stations for block- paired and placed in the U.S. Navy un- weather to begin her passage to Port- ade runners, the change of command der the command of Acting Volunteer au-Prince, Haiti. took place and the Fingal proceeded to Lieutenant Thomas J. Woodward, Although sailing under the Haitian Savannah, Georgia. Although she U.S.N. He was in command from Janu- flag and commanded by Admiral made a safe passage to her destination ary 2, 1864 until May 14,1865, as a unit Elmes, the Atlanta had as her sailing the possibility of a return voyage was of the North Atlantic Blockading Squad- master and navigator Captain W.A. eliminated because Follansbee, an American Shipmaster of the Federal who was engaged to conduct the ship to blockading squad- her destination. December is not the ron off Savannah. ideal time of the year to voyage on the By mid-1862, frequently stormy . the Fingal was However, the Haitian government then converted to an in power under President Sylvain Sal- ironclad and re- nave, who purchased the Atlanta to bol- named C.S.S. At- ster his forces, was anxious that she ar- lanta. From the rive promptly. lines of a steamer The vessel, since her origin in Scot- to those of an iron- land, had sailed under four flags: Brit- clad, her appear- ish, Confederate, United States, and fi- ance was similar to nally Haitian. She was built in 1861 at the converted Mer- Glasgow, Scotland, by James and rimack (C.S.S. Vir- Ironclad ram Atlanta in the James River in 1865. Note both George Thomas, as the steamer Fingal ginia), with her slop- for Hutcheson's West Highland service. ing armored sides. She measure 204 ron, in the vicinity of Hampton Roads, Meanwhile, on April 19, 1861, the feet in length, with a 41-foot beam, Virginia. Lieutenant Commander By- blockade of Confederate ports was de- drawing 15 feet 9 inches and a dis- ron Wilson, U.S.N. relieved Lieutenant clared by President Lincoln. placement of 1006 tons. Her armament Woodward on May 14, 1865 at Fortress About this time Stephen R. Mallory, consisted of two seven-inch Brooke ri- Monroe and remained in command until Secretary of the Confederate Navy, dis- fles on bow and stern pivots and two the Atlanta was decommissioned at patched Captain James D. Bulloch as 6.4-inch Brooke rifles in broadside, Philadelphia, June 21,1865. Naval Agent to England, where he ar- plus a spar torpedo at the bow. Lieu- The Atlanta was laid up at League Is- rived on June 4, 1861. His assignment tenant Charles H. McBlair, C.S.N. was land Navy Yard, Philadelphia, with oth- was to obtain vessels for the Confedera- placed in command, but in the spring of er surplus ironclads until May 4, 1869, cy. Although a shipping expert and 1863, he was replaced by Commander when she was sold by the Navy to a former U.S. Navy officer, he was not so William A. Webb, C.S.N. Samuel Ward for $25,000. In Haiti, well known as other Confederate The press both North and South de- during the year of 1869, there was a agents sent to Europe. It was Bulloch, scribed the ironclad ram Atlanta as the rebel group attempting to overthrow though, who acquired the three most most powerful war vessel in the world. President Sylvain Salnave, and both celebrated Confederate , the Like most ironclads, she was uncom- sides were purchasing naval vessels Florida, Alabama, and Shenandoah, at fortable and at times unbearable. But from the United States. Mr. Ward ap- , England. He arranged for more than that, these ships were ques- parently resold the Atlanta to a Sydney the purchase of the Fingal, and in the tionable as seagoing vessels consider- Oaksmith, an attorney in New York ing their freeboard of only eight to ten City. On December 8, 1869, formal de- The Confederate Naval Historical Society ~ 4 ~ Newsletter Number Four, July 1990 livery of the vessel was made to repre- ried a total of 120 persons out off the protected waters. sentatives of the Haitian government by Delaware Capes to join the many others As news items concerning the Mr. Oaksmith, upon payment of who sailed and were never seen again. Triumph/Atlanta declined toward the $50,000 on account. The purchase A complete list of people on board has end of March 1870, she was presumed price was $260,000, and it appeared that not been located, but a news account of to be a casualty of the wintry North At- Mr. Oaksmith planned to collect the bal- the loss of the vessel reported that the lantic. Years later, in 1894, the Navy ance due by sailing on the ironclad to wife of the commanding officer, Admi- Department in responding to an inquiry Haiti. There were indications that he ral Elmes, two Haitian senators and from a Captain B.J. Cromwell, U.S.N. was acting as agent for the actual own- several former officers of the U.S. stated that after she was sold in Phila- ers, a shipping firm in New York, the Navy were among the missing. The re- delphia, they did not know what became Robert Murray, Jr. Company. This firm mainder of the crew, the majority of of her. Again, in 1915, Mr. C..D. Stew- was active in shipping between the whom were recruited at Philadelphia, art of the Naval Records and Library ports of New York and Haiti, and was were black men. corresponded with Capt. Woodward, owner of the half brig B. Inginac, com- The New York Herald of January 23, former commander of the U.S.S. Atlan- manded by Captain Follansbee prior to 1870, reported the Triumph ex-Atlanta ta. The captain wrote in reply that the his appointment to conduct the Atlanta wrecked off Fortune Island in the Baha- ironclad was lost at sea with all on to Haiti. mas. However, this report was later board. He also offered his opinion con- While the Atlanta was being made proven false. The Boston Post of Feb- cerning her loss, explaining that a burst- ready for sea, the U.S. Customs on or- ruary 15, 1870 reported that General ing of the discharge outboard pipe going der of the Treasury Department seized Alexander Tate, former Haitian minis- through the iron sponson was responsi- ter to the United ble. In an article that was published in States, informed the Civil War Times Illustrated, Novem- the Navy Depart- ber 1971, author Maurice Melton report- ment that he had ed that when the vessel was the C.S.S. no word of the Atlanta, she leaked constantly through ironclad since she her sponsons, the extensions made of sailed for Port-au- wood-filled iron that helped support her Prince. Various sloping casemate. news accounts As a reminder of her existence, three during March of the four guns the C.S.S. Atlanta car- 1870 indicated the ried as her main armament are on dis- belief that the play at the Washington Navy Yard, Triumph foun- Washington, D.C., as a part of the Navy dered and de- Memorial Museum. scribed her disap- The loss of the Triumph ex-Atlanta guns turned to broadside. (U.S. Naval Historical Center) pearance as appears to have resulted mainly from another mystery of the vessel's questionable seaworthiness her on November 8, 1869 because of a the sea. There were disputes in Letters combined with inadequate preparations possible violation of the neutrality laws to the Editor of the New York Herald for sea, along with an inexperienced by taking on board four large guns. Af- concerning the vessel's seaworthiness crew. Further research may yield more ter release by the Philadelphia Collec- for such a voyage. details of the ironclad's fate and a com- tor, she departed Philadelphia on De- Previous experiences of ironclads plete crew list, including the men re- cember 11,1869 for Port-au-Prince, venturing outside of rivers or harbors cruited in Philadelphia. Haiti. She did not go far but broke showed that many of them were not The haste to deliver the ship to Haiti down in Delaware Bay and was towed seaworthy. Their low freeboard and despite the odds against a safe winter back to Chester for repairs. On Decem- the possibility of taking water through passage proved once more that a mari- ber 17th, the Atlanta weighed anchor the hawse pipes and the smoke and ner's optimism has little influence on the and left for the Delaware Breakwater to blower pipes constituted a serious unyielding sea. take her departure. Her final fate was threat to their survival in a heavy sea. delayed again as an approaching storm It is of interest that during the Civil Joseph H. Geden is a leader in the forced her to anchor some miles above War, before the famous engagement be- Civil War Roundtable in Boston, Massa- the breakwater. On December 19th, tween the Monitor and Virginia, the chusetts, a CNHS Captain, and the 1869, the ironclad Atlanta now renamed Monitor was nearly lost enroute from great-grandson of William A. Follans- Triumph or sometimes Triumpho, came New York to Hampton Roads, due to bee, captain of the Triumph/Atlanta on into Lewes, Delaware, just above the the deficiencies just mentioned. It be- her final voyage. This article is the re- breakwater, received several dispatches came standard practice to require tow- sult of his personal research into his and went to sea at 4:15 P.M. She car- ing and/or escort of ironclads outside of family's history.

The Confederate Naval Historical Society ~ 5 -- Newsletter Number Four, July 1990 Review: C.S.S. Atlanta Engineer C.S. NAVY Could Use Some Help.., MEMORIAL CUTLASS- BAYONET

Reenactors and arms enthu- •/HI / //».''«V iTi/ii i^f siasts will love this CSN memori- al reproduction British cutlass- . ' \ , M* f If'- bayonet of the style which James D. Bulloch purchased 150 for use 't •-' Inn on board the C.S.S. Alabama. It locks neatly onto the barrel of a two-band Enfield rifle, and when the fighting gets too close, you just snap it off and continue to re- Edward J. Johnston, First Assist- Fort on George's Island, and in pel boarders. Graceful, accurate, ant Engineer, C.S.N. aboard the honoring his request, was buried a joy to hold and behold. With C.S.S. Atlanta. Johnston was tak- with his head facing toward the scabbard it's $179 plus $5 UPS en prisoner after the capture of South. Years later the body was or $9 parcel post from Military the Atlanta and was held for a removed to Governor's Island, replica arms, Box 360006, Tam- time at Fort Lafayette in New also in Boston Harbor, where this pa, FL 33673-0902, (813) 933- York Harbor. He was eventually request was again honored. In 0902. Call first to see if there are transferred to Fort Warren on 1908 the body was moved to any left, as they're in short sup- George's Island in Boston Har- Deer Island and his wish was ig- ply. They also have a standard bor, where he died on October nored. The grave is now at Ft. CSN cutlass, a variety of CSA 14, 1863 at the age of 36 years, 9 Devens in Ayer, Mass, and his sabers, and tons of other period mos. He was buried outside the request is still ignored... swords, sidearms and the like.

The Confederate Naval Historical Society ~ 6 -- Newsletter Number Four, July 1990 Editorial: ual replies, so here's to let you Franco-American know they're available for $3 High Winds and each ppd but issue #1 is virtually Alabama Efforts gone and as soon as it is you'll Make Progress Watersheds get a xerox instead, as it's too ex- We are on the late side with pensive to reprint it at this point. William Dudley at the Naval this issue but we have a really We had also thought of offer- Historical Center reports that it good excuse; on May 10th our ing the excellent new Firmin has been proposed to the Secre- offices were hit dead on by a tor- deepwater CSN buttons, but it tary of the Navy that the two U.S. nado which devastated much of seems that Fort Brooke Quarter- representatives to the Franco- the town of White Stone and re- master, Brandon Barsczc, 2813 American bilateral commission duced eighteen of our trees to 76th St. S, Tampa, FL 33619 has on the C.S.S. Alabama be ap- matchsticks, took out a chimney, them — write for prices. It's too pointed, and following it a com- various parts of the roof, and much for us to get into, and mittee of advisors from the vari- more. Instant relandscaping. FBQ's prices are hard to beat. ous naval and maritime historical Fortunately, no one was hurt, but That's the button with the crossed divisions of the U.S. government the cleanup put a serious kink in and fouled anchor, of in order to move forward with the everybody's schedule, as the course — the CSN seal buttons, joint nature of the project. Sena- storm wasn't kind enough to cut our English sources have in- tor Heflin of Alabama has given up and haul away what it had re- formed us, will not be forthcom- enthusiastic support to the move, moved. Well, we have a lifetime ing any time soon, thanks to mili- so it is hoped the commission of firewood stacked now and the tary spending cutbacks in Britain will be in place by summer's end insurance took care of the rest, so affecting the redoubtable firm so that the next steps in the joint it's back to business. that has made buttons for various venture can be gotten underway. The most exciting business has military establishments for over a Meanwhile, William Still, Jr. been the Florida/Cumberland century and a quarter. reports that diving has begun case, which we spent a lot of Just a pat on the back for eve- again on the vessel, with a series time and effort on and are very rybody: the CNHS has not been of probes during the favorable proud of the results — particular- around for very long but already June weather, with more expect- ly the participation of CNHS As- has profoundly affected the pres- ed when the next window for div- sociates in getting the word out ervation of the CSN. Thanks to ing opens up in October. Fund- to the media around the country. CNHS efforts the entire James ing for the work has so far been It is yet to be seen if this winds River ironclad squadron has been provided by the French power up as the legal watershed we spared wanton destruction, and and light corporation, but more would like it to be, but if nothing the looting of other ships in the will be needed in the future. further at all happened a very Hampton Roads area like the positive blow would have been Florida and Cumberland has struck in the interests of protect- been halted. When no one else This newsletter is published quarterly by ing the remains of Confederate would come to the rescue of the The Confederate Naval Historical Society vessels and important underwater Confederate Navy's remains and Inc., the non-profit corporation for the pres^ sites in general, heritage, we did, and we have ervation of the maritime history of the Con- A plug for our excellent won the day. We thank you, gal- federacy, for distribution to its Associates. CNHS patches for your blazer lant officers all, and trust that All material ©copyright 1990 by The Con* pocket, hat, windbreaker, you you will stand firm as we meet federate. Naval Historical Society, Inc. As* name it: the company that made the challenges that are yet to sociate membership in the CNHS is availa- them has left that trade, so our come. ble at the following ranks; Lieutenant ($20^: As new developments arise, Captain ($50), Commodore ($1000t), and current supply is all there will Rear Admiral ($10,000+). All associates re^ ever be. They're only $10 ppd, we will keep you informed, in- ceive a 15"xl8" CSN Commission for their and when they're gone, they're cluding when necessary the kind ranks, Capt. and above receive special pres? gone forever. And, not to forget, of emergency bulletin that went entations commensurate with their stations- they're only for CNHS Asso- out in March and brought such All contributions are tax deductible. ciates... immediate, needed response CNHS, 710 Ocran Road, White Stone, VA We've had too many inquiries from the media. 22578>::U.S .A. Phone; (804)435-0014:: about back issues to give individ- —John Townley Editor: John Townley.

The Confederate Naval Historical Society - 7 -- Newsletter Number Four, July 1990 V) CO ?3 >i^ P™*""i^rt L_U Z H 3 r- L > ^ ^3 § S ®Se^3 ft- CSN Research, Requests, CL J rt- CL M C^ W) » 1 'Jill? ft and Commentary... pg'H6 3 Dear CNHS, phy of books dealing with all as- llJil In the CNHS Newsletter #3 ar- pects of the CSN, whether they're ticle "C.S.S. Stonewall," it is stat- in or out of print, how to go about ed that the Azuma, formerly the getting them, and so forth. We O Stonewall, may have survived un- think it's an excellent idea and if rs til 1945. The Azuma sunk in one or more Associates (or anyone 1945 was a second ship bearing else) would like to compile some i that name. The Azuma-II was an such lists, we would be delighted armored built in 1899 for to edit and print it in an upcoming the Japanese navy at St. Nazaire, issue. The problem, of course, is . She was 452' long and finding what's available that's not I carried 4-8" and 12-6" guns. She in Books In Print — there are lots was instrumental in the Japanese of local productions that are ex- 3 g > victory over Russia in the 1904- cellent and never made it to a list- § ^1-1 H-§. _3l B. < 05 war. Most of the books that I ing. And, of course, some of the Bfc33 rx(/>t Q^ ^->- ^ have found show the Azuma, ex- books listed in Books in Print 81-li^lg m' Stonewall, as being decommis- aren't really in print at all or are erE sioned in 1888. yet to be available. An excellent N) >^> Sincerely, project for a valuable reference OO >^a article — we hope someone picks -fK' ^f

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93 !^« Thanks, Lewis. We never would And finally, we received several 1/J - ' have found out without your help, requests for extra CNHS applica- :?« 00 which is what this column is all tions right in the middle of the tor- O IB about. It was a good rumor, nado cleanup and didn't get them o B.E though... off. It's a frequent request, so in the column to the right we repro- li!' o S-'o.§ Several folks have written in re- duce one which can be xeroxed o SO 2. a cently and expressed the opinion and distributed at your leisure. S' 3° ^ o that there ought to be a bibliogra- We hope you'll do so... °t/a i «pO THE CONFEDERATE NAVAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. 710 Ocran Road, White Stone, Virginia, U.S.A. 22578