{"product_id":"sailing-with-farragut-the-civil-war-recollections-of-bartholomew-diggins-paperback","title":"Sailing with Farragut: The Civil War Recollections of Bartholomew Diggins - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge S. Burkhardt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSailing with Farragut\u003c\/i\u003e shows readers the war through the recollections of Bartholomew Diggins, a young sailor who fought under U.S. Admiral David G. Farragut in the battles for control of the Mississippi River. A recent Irish immigrant, Diggins joined the crew of the USS Hartford, Admiral Farragut's flagship, at age seventeen and served for three years. Diggins's memoir, one of a very few writtenby a sailor on either side, allows readers to experience a Northern seamen's daily existence and the perilous battles he endured during the Civil War. Wounded during the first foiled approach to Vicksburg, Diggins, his side paralyzed by a guerrilla's bullet from shore, richly describes the dangers and damage possible to a ship on the Mississippi. He recalls how action could suddenly shift from the mundane, like washing the decks, to a life-or-death skirmish with a hidden enemy as his ship passed rebel towns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, Diggins describes how surreal war can be, writing of dark nights of smoke and fire using only the flash of the enemy's guns to steer clear of the treacherous banks, of desperate crowds of slaves clambering for safe passage, and of a fire raft 150 feet long, filled with burning pine knots, set on a course of destruction among the Union's ships. Each chapter features an introduction by editor George S. Burkhardt, who adds careful research and useful background information to the tales that follow. For historians of the Civil War, this book will deepen their understanding of brown-water warfare and put a face to the stories of victory and loss. From the bloody skirmishes around Vicksburg to Farragut's disaster at Port Hudson and on to his victory at Mobile Bay, \u003ci\u003eSailing with Farragut\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers a vivid view of life on the Mississippi during the Civil War and keen insight into the leader, officer, and man that was Admiral David Farragut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGEORGE S. BURKHARDT \u003c\/b\u003eis a retired newspaper editor and former owner-publisher of California's smallest daily newspaper, the \u003ci\u003eCorning Daily Observer. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the author of \u003ci\u003eConfederate Rage, Yankee Wrath: No Quarter in the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eDouble Duty in the Civil War: The Letters of Sailor and Soldier Edward W. Bacon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51884893634848,"sku":"9798895270844","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6B9E99CFZT9798895270844.webp?v=1781884533","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sailing-with-farragut-the-civil-war-recollections-of-bartholomew-diggins-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}