Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Confederate Navy Continues Having Manpower Problems

JULY 24TH

Secretary Mallory wrote President Davis asking that men be transferred from the Army to man ships at Mobile, Savannah, Charleston and Wilmington.

"The vessels at these points have not the men to fight  their own guns and  men to spare for enterprises against the enemy."

Unlike the Army, the Navy had no conscription and thusly a hard time getting men.

Old B-Runner

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