If it concerns the ironclad fleet and the torpedo boats, I would be very interested in it. I would be willing to donate the book to either the Naval Historic Center or the library at the Arleigh Burke Navy Memorial here in Washington, DC, when I am finished with it. Alice J. Gayley Pennsylvania in the Civil War http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Barton" <mrgjb@sover.net> To: <civil-war@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 6:31 PM Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Naval History--Civil War > Anyone on here interested in Naval history in the Civil War? If so please > contact me as I have a book you may be interested in. This book is FREE > to > whoever wants it. In case several are interested I would certainly give > first preference to a museum/library to be used for reference. Thanks, > Ruth > -- > Ruth Barton > mrgjb@sover.net > Dummerston, VT > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Alice, I don't know what is contained in this book. It has sat here, on the same shelf, in the same bookcase, for 60+ years, that I know of. Where it came from I haven't a clue but my Grandpa was a champion auction goer so I assume it came in a box lot from an auction, probably bought for a nickel. I have a man's diamond ring that I'm sure came in just such a way. As far as I know I am the first person to open this book. Here's the title and author, maybe it'll tell you something. "Blue Jackets of '61" A History of the Navy in the War of Secession by Willis J. Abbot, Dodd, Mead & Co. 1886. One chapter is entitled " The First Ironclad Vessels in History" so there is some mention of them. I'd be happy to send it to you if you are still interested. Ruth At 4:39 PM -0500 12/17/07, Alice Gayley wrote: >If it concerns the ironclad fleet and the torpedo boats, I would be very >interested in it. I would be willing to donate the book to either the Naval >Historic Center or the library at the Arleigh Burke Navy Memorial here in >Washington, DC, when I am finished with it. > >Alice J. Gayley >Pennsylvania in the Civil War -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

For the curious: This book is obtainable in reprint and on ABE [http://www.abebooks.com/] for fairly reasonable amounts up to very expensive. There is a possibility depending on the copy you have of it having more value [signed by author, first edition, condition etc]. Based on the number available it must have sold fairly well. The author was a historian and published many other books... I got 555 hits on his name at ABE. Mike