When the Southern Lights Went Dark: The Lighthouse Establishment During the Civil War Clifford Mary Louise
When the Southern Lights Went Dark: The Lighthouse Establishment During the Civil War Clifford Mary Louise The Confederacy extinguished the lights in all the lighthouses it controlled long before any…
Specifikacia When the Southern Lights Went Dark: The Lighthouse Establishment During the Civil War Clifford Mary Louise
When the Southern Lights Went Dark: The Lighthouse Establishment During the Civil War Clifford Mary Louise
The Confederacy extinguished the lights in all the lighthouses it controlled long before any shots were fired at Fort Sumter. From Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Light, Jupiter Inlet to Tybee Island, St. When the Southern Lights Went Dark: The Lighthouse Establishment During the Civil War tells the story of the men who assumed the daunting task of finding the lenses and lamps, repairing deliberate destruction to the towers and lightships, and relighting them as soon as the Navy could afford them protection.
Unlike in peace time, when military officers filled the posts of engineer and inspector in each lighthouse district, civilians had to be found who were not only talented enough to build and maintain lighthouses, but also could supervise a party of workmen and make decisions Simons to Cockspur Island and others, these are the stories from a unique era in United States lighthouse history.