Historical accounts for early U.S. naval history now occur across the spectrum of two and more centuries. This Bibliography lends itself primarily to reliable sources covering early U.S. naval history beginning around the American Revolution period on through the 18th and 19th centuries and includes sources which cover notable naval commanders, Presidents, important ships, major naval engagements and corresponding wars. The bibliography also includes sources that are not committed to the subject of U.S. naval history per se but whose content covers this subject extensively.
Among the contemporary and earlier historical accounts are primary sources, historical accounts, often derived from letters, dispatches, government and military records, captain's logs and diaries, etc., written by authors who were involved in or closely associated to the historical episode in question. Primary source material is often collected, compiled and published by other editors also, sometimes many years after the historical subject has passed. Many of the authors are notable and even famous in their own right and are linked to their corresponding biographies.
General naval history
Abbot, Willis J., (1890). THE NAVAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
Chase, Mary Ellen (1959). Donald McKay and the Clipper Ships. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. OCLC570331.
Chesneau, Roger; Koleśnik, Eugène M.; Campbell, N. J. M.; (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860-1905, Conway Maritime Press, 440 pages, ISBN9780851771335, Book (no view)
Clark, George Ramsey; Stevens, William Oliver; Alden, Carroll Storrs; Krafft, Herman Frederick A Short History of the United States Navy J. B. Lippincott Company, p. 503, E'book, 1911 edition, E'book, 1927 revised edition
Coggeshall, George (1856). History of the American privateers, and letters-of-marque: ... G.Coggeshall;
Carey and Hart, Philadelphia.. p. 436. OCLC 620356, E'book
—— (1864).History of the Navy of the United States of America: Continued to 1860 ..., Volumes 1-3 Blakeman & Mason, p. 634, E'book
Coletta, Paolo Enrico (1981). A Bibliography of American Naval History Naval Institute Press, ISBN9780870211058, p. 453, Book (no view)
—— (1856). History of the navy of the United States of America.
Stringer & Townsend, New York. p. 508. OCLC 197401914, E'book
Cross, Wilbur (1960). Naval battles and heroes American Heritage Pub. Co, p. 153, Book (snippit view)
Crothers, William L. (2000). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, and Details. Camden, ME: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; Blacklick, OH: McGraw-Hill. ISBN0071358234.
Cutler, Carl C. (1984). Greyhounds of the Sea: The Story of the American Clipper Ship (3rd ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN087021232X.
Daughan, George C. (2008). If By Sea: The Forging of the American Navy--from the Revolution to the War of 1812
Dresel, H.G., (1896), United States Naval Institute Proceedings, Volume 22(Naval warfare, tactics, weapons, etc.,) United States Naval Institute, Annapolis p.866, E'book
Dull, Jonathan R. (2012). American Naval History, 1607-1865: Overcoming the Colonial Legacy,
Emmons, George Foster, Lieut. U.S.N. (1853). The navy of the United States, from the commencement, 1775 to 1853: with a brief history of each vessel's service and fate as appears upon record Gideon & Co., Washington, p. 208, E'book
Fink, Leo Gregory (1962). Barry or Jones, "Father of the United States Navy"; Historical Reconnaissance
Frost, John, (1852). Universal naval history: comprising the naval operations of the principal maritime nations of the world, from the earliest period to the present time H.E
Hamersly, Lewis Randolph (1901), List of officers of the Navy of the United States and of the Marine Corps, from 1775 to 1900 L.R. Hamersly & Co, New York, p. 749, E'book
Harbeck, Charles Thomas; Doyle, Agnes C., Ed.; (1906). A contribution to the bibliography of the history of the United States navy Priv. print. at the Riverside press, Cambridge, p. 247, E'book
Harrison, Henry William (1858). Battlefields and naval exploits of the United States: ...,
H. C. Peck & Theo. Bliss, Philadelphia. p. 448, E'book
Judson, Clara Ingram (1943). Donald McKay: Designer of Clipper Ships Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, p. 136, Book
Kimball, Horace (1858). The Naval Battles of the United States in the Different Wars with Foreign Nations, from the Commencement of the Revolution to the Present Time: Including Privateering Higgins, Bradley and Dayton, Boston, p. 278, E'book
McBride, James (1815). Naval biography: consisting of memoirs of the most distinguished officers of the American navy; to which is annexed the life of General Pike,
Morgan, Williams & co., Cincinnati, p. 296, E'book
McMaster, John Bach (1914) A History of the People of the United States: 1803-1812.
D. Appleton and company, New York & London.. p. 590. Book
Morison, Samuel Eliot. (1967) "Old Bruin": Commodore Matthew C. Perry, 1794-1858: The American naval officer who helped found Liberia, Hunted Pirates in the West Indies, Practised Diplomacy With the Sultan of Turkey and the King of the Two Sicilies; Commanded the Gulf Squadron in the Mexican War, Promoted the Steam Navy and the Shell Gun, and Conducted the Naval Expedition Which Opened Japan (1967) pp 61-76online free to borrow
Moore, James (1984), Building the Wooden Fighting Ship, Facts On File, Incorporated, p. 128, ISBN978-1861762481, Book
Morris, James M.; Kearns, Patricia M. (2011). Historical Dictionary of the United States Navy Scarecrow Press, p. 570, ISBN9780810874794, Book
Miller, Nathan (1997). The U.S. Navy: A History (3rd ed.)
Preble, George Henry (N) (1870). The First Cruise of the United States Frigate Essex: With a Short Account of Her Origin, and Subsequent Career Until Captured by the British in 1814, and Her Ultimate Fate, Essex Institute, p. 108, E'book
—— (1892). History of the United States Navy-yard, Portsmouth, N. H., U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, p. 219, E'book
Scott, Robert Nicholson; Lazelle, Henry Martyn; Davis, George Breckenridge (1891). The War of the Rebellion: v.1-53 [serial no. 1-111] Formal reports, both Union and Confederate, of the first seizures of United States property in the southern states ... U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 807, E'book
Silverstone, Paul (2012). The Sailing Navy, 1775-1854,
Smith, Joshua M. (2009). Voyages, the age of sail: documents in American maritime history. 1492-1865 University Press of Florida, p. 396, ISBN9780813033044, Book (snippit view)
Sondhaus, Lawrence (2001). Naval Warfare 1815–1914,
Wiley, Edwin; Rines, Irving Everett; Hart, Albert Bushnell (1916). Lectures on the growth and development of the United States: illustrated, Volume 5.,
Wilentz, Sean (2005). The Rise of American Democracy. W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY, 2006. ISBN0-393-05820-4, Book
Williams, Greg H. (1824). The French assault on American shipping, 1793-1813:. McFarland & Company, North Carolina, London. p. 536. ISBN978-0-7864-3837-2, Book
United States Navy Dept, Bureau of Naval Personnel, (1853). (P) Register of commissioned and warrant officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and reserve officers on active duty,
United States, Bureau of Naval Personnel, p. 140, Book
United States Navy (1901). (P) Papers of William Vernon and the Navy board, 1776-1794.[note 5]
Board of the Eastern Dept, William Vernon, Rhode Island Historical Society (1901), Snow & Farnham, printers, Providence. p. 81, Book
United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Navigation (1918). Navy directory: officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps,
Beattie, Donald W.; Collins J. Richard (1969). Washington's New England fleet: Beverly's role in its origins, 1775-77 Newcomb & Gauss Co, p. 69, Book
Bowen-Hassell, E. Gordon; Conrad, Dennis Michael; Hayes, Mark L. (2003). Sea Raiders of the American Revolution: The Continental Navy in European Waters,
Clark, William Bell (1949). Captain Dauntless: The Story of Nicholas Biddle of the Continental Navy,
Louisiana State University Press, p. 319, Book (no view)
—— (1956). Ben Franklin's Privateers: A Naval Epic of the American Revolution State Univ. Press, Baton Rouge: Louisiana, p. 198, Book (snippit view)
—— (1960) George Washington's Navy: Being an Account of His Excellency's Fleet in New England Waters Louisiana State Univ. Press, Baton Rouge, p. 275. Book (snippit view)
Coggins, Jack (2002.) Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution: Vessels, Crews, Weapons, Gear, Naval Tactics, and Actions of the War for Independence,
Field, Edward (1898). Esek Hopkins, commander-in-chief of the continental navy during the American Revolution, 1775 to 1778: master mariner, politician, brigadier general, naval officer and philanthropist,
Jackson, John W. (1974). The Pennsylvania Navy, 1775-1781: The Defense of the Delaware Rutgers Univ. Press, New Brunswick, p. 514 ISBN9780813507668, Url
James, Hartwell (1899). Military heroes of the United States from Lexington to Santiago,
Middlebrook, Louis F. (1925). History of Maritime Connecticut During the American Revolution, 1775-1783, 2 vols. Essex Institute, Salem, Mass, p. 631 Vol.1, Vol.2
Miller, Nathan (1974) Sea of glory: the Continental Navy fights for independence, 1775-1783,
D. McKay Co.; Original from Univ Michigan. p. 558 Url
Stout, Neil R. (1962). The Royal Navy in American Waters, 1760-1775, Volume 2 University of Wisconsin—Madison, p. 888, Url
—— (1973). The Royal Navy in America, 1760-1775: A Study of Enforcement of British Colonial Policy in the Era of the American Revolution Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. p. 227, Url
Sutherland, Jonathan, (2005). African Americans at War: An Encyclopedia,
Barnes, John Sanford, (1911). The Logs of the Serapis - Alliance - Ariel, Under the Command of John Paul Jones, 1779-1780:...[note 11] Printed for Naval Historical Society by De Vinne press, New York, 138 pages, E'book
Boudriot, Jean (1987). John Paul Jones and the Bonhomme Richard: A Reconstruction of the Ship and an Account of the Battle With H.M.S. Serapis[note 12] Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 127 pages, Book (snippit view)
Feld, Jonathan (2017). John Paul Jones's Locker: The Mutinous Men of the Continental Ship Ranger and the Confinement of Lieutenant Thomas Simpson, Naval History and Heritage Command, 36 pages. ISBN978-1-943604-22-7, [1]
Fink, Leo Gregory (1962). Barry or Jones, "Father of the United States Navy"; Historical Reconnaissance,
Jones, John Paul (1903). |editor=Charles henry Lincoln, Ph.D., A calendar of John Paul Jones manuscripts in the Library of Congress Library of Congress; Manuscript Division, Govt. Print. Office, Washington, 316 pages, E'book
Lardas, Mark (2012). Bonhomme Richard vs Serapis: Flamborough Head 1779,
E.P. Dutton and Company, New York, 327 pages, Url1
Sherburne, John Henry (1825). The Life of Paul Jones: From Original Documents in the Possession of John Henry Sherburne, John Murray, London, p. 320, E'book
—— (1851). The life and character of John Paul Jones: a captain in the United States navy. During the revolutionary war,
William F. Geddes, printer, Philadelphia, 15 pages, E'book
Fremont-Barnes, Gregory (2006). The Wars of the Barbary Pirates: To the Shores of Tripoli - The Rise of the Us Navy and Marines, Osprey Publishing, 95 pages; ISBN9781846030307; Book
Guttridge, Leonard F.Smith, Jay D., (1969). The commodores
Nash, Howard P. (1968). The Forgotten Wars: The Role of the U.S. Navy in the Quasi War With France and the Barbary Wars, 1798-1805 A. S. Barnes, New York, 308 pages; Book
Ohls, Gary J., (2008). Roots of Tradition: Amphibious Warfare in the Early American Republic,
Palmer, Michael A. (1987). Stoddert's War: Naval Operations During the Quasi-War With France, 1798-1801 Univ. of South Carolina Press, Columbia, 313 pages, Book
Peterson, Merrill D. (1986). Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation,
Rayner, B. L., (1832). Sketches of the life, writings, and opinions of Thomas Jefferson: With selections of the most valuable portions of his voluminous and unrivaled private correspondence,
A. Francis and W. Boardman, New York, 556 pages, E'book
De Kay, James T. De Kay, (2004), A Rage for Glory: The Life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN, Simon and Schuster, New York, 297 pages; ISBN9780743242455; Book (par view)
Gleaves, Albert, (1904). James Lawrence, captain, United States Navy: commander of the "Chesapeake",
G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, London, 335 pages; E'book
Guttridge, Leonard F. (2005). Our Country, Right Or Wrong: The Life of Stephen Decatur,
Hill, Frederic Stanhope (1905). Twenty-six Historic Ships,
G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York & London, 515 pages; E'book
Hollis, Ira N. (1900). The Frigate Constitution the Central Figure of the Navy Under Sail,
Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston and New York; The Riverside Press, Cambridge,455 pages; E'book
Kimball, Horace (1858). The Naval Battles of the United States in the Different Wars with Foreign Nations, from the Commencement of the Revolution to the Present Time: Including Privateering Higgins, Bradley and Dayton, Boston, 278 pages; E'book
Lambert, Andrew (2012). The Challenge. Britain against America in the Naval War of 1812,
Lardas, Mark. (2011). Decatur's Bold and Daring Act, The 'Philadelphia' in Tripoli 1804. Osprey Raid Series #22. Osprey Publishing, 80 pages; ISBN978-1-84908-374-4; Book (par view)
Leiner, Frederic C. (2007). The End of Barbary Terror, America's 1815 War Against the Pirates of North Africa,
Brodine, Charles E., Jr.; Crawford, Michael J.; Hughes, Christine F. (2007). Ironsides! The Ship, the Men and the Wars of the USS Constitution. Fireship Press. p. 286. ISBN978-1-934757-14-7Book (par view)
Humphreys, Asheton Y.; Martin, Tyrone G., (N), (2000). P : The USS Constitution's finest fight, 1815: the journal of Acting Chaplain Assheton Humphreys, US Navy,
McBride, James, (1815), Naval biography: consisting of memoirs of the most distinguished officers of the American navy; to which is annexed the life of General Pike,
Morgan, Williams & co., Cincinnati, p. 296, E'book
McKee, Christopher (1972). Edward Preble: a naval biography, 1761-1807.
Crawford, Michael J. (Ed) (2002). The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History, Vol. 3 Department of the Navy, Naval Historical Center, Washington, p. 920, ISBN9780160512247, Book (no view)
Cruikshank, E.A. (1924). The Contest for the Command of Lake Ontario in 1814,
Ontario Historical Society Papers and Records, XXI, p. 61, Book (no view)
—— (1852). History of the Second War and Great Britain Lippincott, Grambo & Co., Philadelphia, p. 406, Url
James, William, (1816), Inquiry Into the Merits of the Principal Naval Actions, Between Great-Britain and the United States [note 24] Anthony H. Holland, Halifax, N.S., p. 102, E'Book, Pdf, Open Library
—— (1817). A full and correct account of the chief naval occurrences of the late war between Great Britain and the United States of America T. Egerton, Whitehall, London, p. 528, E'Book
Jenkins, Mark Collins; Taylor, David; Brinkley, Douglas (2012). The War of 1812 and the Rise of the U.S. Navy,
Skaggs, David Curtis; Cogar, William B., Ed. (1989) Joint Operations During the Detroit- Lake Erie Campaign, 1813. In New Interpretations in Naval History: Selected Papers From the Eighth Naval History Symposium, 121-138.
Tucker, Spencer C., (2012). The Encyclopedia Of the War Of 1812 ABC-CLIO. p. 1034, Url
Walker, Alexander, (1856), Jackson and New Orleans. An authentic narrative of the memorable achievements of the American army, under Andrew Jackson, before New Orleans, in the winter of 1814, '15 J. C. Derby, p. 411, E'Book
Arnold, James R.; Wiener, Roberta; (2011). American Civil War: The Essential Reference Guide ABC-CLIO, p. 432, 9781598849059, Book (snippit view)
Baldwin, John; Powers, Ron (2007). Last Flag Down: The Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warship Crown Publishers, New York, p. 368 ISBN978-0-307-23655-5, Book (par view)
Bennett, Frank Marion; Weir, Robert (1896). The Steam Navy of the United States: A History of the Growth of the Steam Vessel of War in the U. S. Navy, and of the Naval Engineer Corps Warren & Company; Press of W. T. Nicholson, Pittsburgh, p. 953, e'Book
Bennett, Michael J. (2004). Union Jacks: Yankee Sailors in the Civil War
Butler, Lindley S. Butler (2000) Pirates, Privateers, & Rebel Raiders of the Carolina Coast, UNC Press Books, p. 275 ISBN9780807848630, Book (par view)
Calore, Paul (2002). Naval Campaigns of the Civil War
Donnelly, Ralph W. (1989) The Confederate States Marine Corps: the rebel leathernecks, White Mane Publishing Company, Incorporated, p. 337, ISBN9780942597134, Url
Elliott, Robert G. (1994 / 2005). Ironclad of the Roanoke: Gilbert Elliott's Albemarle White Mane Publishing Co., Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, p. 372, ISBN9781572493742, Url
Field, Ron, (2008). Confederate Ironclad vs. Union Ironclad: Hampton Roads 1862
Fuller, Howard J. (2008). Clad in Iron – The American Civil War and the Challenge of British Naval Power |publisher=Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, p. 409, ISBN978-1-59114-297-3, Book
Gibbons, Tony, (1989). Warships and naval battles of the Civil War
Mahan, Alfred Thayer (1885). The Navy in the Civil War. New York, Charles Scribner's sons. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
McPherson, James M. (1988). Battle cry of Freedom Oxford University Press, New York; p. 904, ISBN0-19-503863-0, Book
Melton, Maurice (1968). The Confederate Ironclads
Thomas Yoseloff Ltd, South Brunswick, New Jersey, p. 319, OCLC559832629
Merli, Frank J. (1970). Great Britain and the Confederate Navy, 1861-1865
Morgan, Murray (1948). Confederate raider in the north Pacific:the saga of the C.S.S. Shenandoah, 1864-65 Washington State University Press, p. 336, ISBN9780874221237, Url
Musicant, Ivan. (1995). Divided Waters: The Naval History of the Civil War
Page, David (2001). Ships Versus Shore: Civil War Engagements Along Southern Shores and Rivers Thomas Nelson Incorporated, p. 412, ISBN9781558538924, Url
Quarstein, John V. (2006). History of Ironclads: The Power of Iron Over Wood The History Press, p. 284, ISBN9781596291188, Book
Rawson, Edward K., Superintendent Naval War Records; Woods, Robert H. (1898). P : OFFICIAL RECORDS of the UNION AND CONFEDERATE NAVIES in the WAR OF THE REBELLION. Washington D. C.: Published by John D. Long, Secretary of the Navy, Government Printing Office. p. 895.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link), E'book
Rush Richard; Woods, Robert H. (N); (1895). Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion U.S. Government Printing Office, p.922, E'book
Schouler, James (1899). History of the civil war, 1861-1865: being vol. VI of History of the United States of America, under the constitution Dodd, Meade & Co., New York, p. 699, E'book[note 31]
Shaw, David W. (2005). Sea Wolf of the Confederacy: The Daring Civil War Raids of Naval Lt. Charles W. Read Sheridan House, Inc, p. 256, ISBN9781574092073, Url
Silverstone, Paul (1989). Warships of the Civil War Navies
Foster, Leila Merrell (1991). David Glasgow Farragut: Courageous Navy Commander Children's Press, p. 107, Url
Hearn, Chester G. (1995). The Capture of New Orleans 1862
Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, p. 292 ISBN0-8071-1945-8, Url
—— (1996). Admiral David Dixon Porter: the Civil War years Naval Institute Press, p. 376, ISBN9781557503534, Url
Houston, Florence Amelia Wilson; Blaine, Laura Anna Cowan; Mellette, Ella Dunn (1916). Maxwell History and Genealogy: Including the Allied Families ...
Press of C.E. Pauley, Indianapolis Engraving Company. p. 642. E'book
Lewis, Charles Lee (1980). David Glasgow Farragut Ayer Company Publishers, ISBN9780405130434, Url
Long, David Foster (1970). Nothing too daring: a biography of Commodore David Porter, 1780-1843
Browning, Robert M., Jr. (2002). Success Is All That Was Expected: The South Atlantic Blockading Squadron During the Civil War Brassey's, Incorporated, p. 497, ISBN9781574885149, Book (snippit view)
—— (1993). From Cape Charles to Cape Fear. The North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the Civil War,
Carr, Dawson (1988). Gray Phantoms of the Cape Fear: Running the Civil War Blockade John F. Blair, Publisher, p. 227, ISBN9780895875525, Book (par view)
Cochran, Hamilton (1958). Blockade runners of the Confederacy,
Bobbs-Merrill; Original, Univ. California, p. 350, Url
Evans, Clement Anselm (1899). Confederate military history: a library of Confederate States history, Volume 12 Confederate publishing company. p. 403, Url
Frajola, Richard (2011). "Tales from the Blockade",
Richard Frajola. p. 16, Retrieved 5 May 2012.
Gorgas, Josiah (1995). Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins. ed. P : The Journals of Josiah Gorgas, 1857-1878,
Wilson, Walter E.; Mckay, Gary L. (2012) James D. Bulloch: Secret Agent and Mastermind of the Confederate Navy McFarland & Company, North Carolina, p. 362, ISBN978-0-7864-6659-7, Url
Wise, Stephen R., (1991). Lifeline of the Confederacy: Blockade Running During the Civil War,
Woods, Robert H.; Rush, Richard, Lieut. Commander, U.S.Navy, n (1896). P : Official records of the Union and Confederate navies in the War of the Rebellion,
Government Printing Office, United States. Naval War Records Office, United States, under the direction of Hon. H.A. Herbert, Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Records and Library. p. 276, ISBN1-58218-556-5Url
Bennett, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Frank M. (1900). The Monitor and the Navy under steam Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston and New York, p. 369, E'book
Besse, Summer B. (1937). The C.S. Ironclad Virginia: With Data and References for a Scale Model,
Bradford, James C. (1986). Captains of the Old Steam Navy: Makers of the American Tradition, 1840-1880 Naval Institute Press, p. 356, ISBN9780870210136, Book
Broadwater, John D. (2012). USS Monitor: A Historic Ship Completes Its Final Voyage Texas A&M University Press, p. 239, ISBN9781603444736, Book (par view)
Brooke, John Mercer (1891). P : The Virginia, or Merrimac: her real projector W.E. Jones, book and job printer, p. 34, E'book
—— (2002). P : Ironclads and Big Guns of the Confederacy: The Journal and Letters of John M. Brooke Univ of South Carolina Press, p. 257 ISBN978-1570034183, Book (par view)
Burnett, Constance Buel (1960). Captain John Ericsson: father of the Monitor Vanguard Press, New York, p. 255, Book (snippit view)
Bushnell, Cornelius Scranton; Ericsson, John; Well, Gideon (1899). P : The original United States warship "Monitor" National Memorial Association, New Haven, Conn., p. 50, E'book
Campbell, R. Thomas; Flanders, Alan B. (2001) Confederate Phoenix: The Css Virginia Burd Street Press, p. 272, ISBN9781572492011, Book (snippit view)
Clancy, Paul (2013). Ironclad; The Epic Battle, Calamitous Loss, and Historic Recovery of the USS Monitor Koehler Books, New York, p. 340, ISBN978-1-938467-11-0, Book (par view)
Coombe, Jack (2008). Gunsmoke Over the Atlantic: First Naval Actions of the Civil War Random House LLC, p. 288, ISBN9780307485731, Book (par view)
Dahlgren, Madeleine Vinton (1882). P : Memoir of John A. Dahlgren, Rear-admiral United States Navy J. R. Osgood, p. 660, E'book
Davis, William C.(1982). The deep waters of the proud Doubleday Press, p. 316, Book (snippit view)
De Kay, James Tertius (1998) Monitor: The Story of the Legendary Civil War Ironclad and the Man Whose Invention Changed the Course of History G.K. Hall, p. 226, ISBN9780783884417, Book (Snippit view)
Field, Ron (2011). Confederate Ironclad vs Union Ironclad: Hampton Roads 1862 Osprey Publishing, p. 80, ISBN9781780961415, Book (par view)
Holzer, Harold; Mulligan, Tim (2006). The Battle of Hampton Roads: New Perspectives on the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia Fordham University Press, New York, ISBN0-8232-2481-3, Book (par view)
Jones, Virgil Carrington (1962). The Civil War at sea: The final effort, July 1863-November 1865, Volume 3 Holt, Rinehart, Winston, p. 460, Book (snippit view)
Konstam, Angus (2002). Hampton Roads 1862: First Clash of the Ironclads Osprey Publishing, p. 96, ISBN9781841764108, Book (par view)
McCordock, Robert Stanley (1938). The Yankee cheese box Dorrance, p. 470, Book (snippit view)
Mindell, David A. (2000). War, Technology, and Experience Aboard the USS Monitor JHU Press, p. 187, ISBN9780801862502, Book (par view)
—— (2012) Iron Coffin: War, Technology, and Experience aboard the USS Monitor JHU Press, p. 208, ISBN9781421405209, Book (par view)
Norris, William (1879). The Story of the Confederate States' Ship "Virginia" (once Merrimac): Her Victory Over the Monitor ...1862 John B. Piet, Publisher, p. 29, E'book
Park, Carl D. (2007). Ironclad Down: The USS Merrimack-CSS Virginia from Construction to Destruction. Naval Institute Press. p. 238. ISBN9781591146599., Book (par view)
Quarstein, John V. (2012). CSS Virginia: Sink Before Surrender The History Press, p. 591, ISBN9781609495800, (par view)
—— (2010). The Monitor Boys: The Crew of the Union's First Ironclad The History Press, p. 349, ISBN9781596294554, Book (par view)
—— (2000). C.S.S. Virginia, Mistress of Hampton Roads Self-published for the Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders Series. ISBN1-56190-118-0, Book (par view)
Rawson, Edward K.; Woods, Robert H. (1897). Official Records of the Union and Confederat Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Government Printing Office, Secretary of the Navy John D. Long, Washington., E'book
Sheridan, Robert E. (2004). Iron from the Deep: The Discovery and Recovery of the USS Monitor Naval Institute Press, p. 261, ISBN9781557504135, Book (par view)
Still, William N.; Hill, Dina B. (1988). Ironclad Captains: The Commanding Officers of the U. S. S. Monitor National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., p. 83, E'book
Thompson, Stephen C. (1990). The Design and Construction of the USS Monitor (journal: Warship International, volume=XXVII, issue 3, pp.222-242) International Naval Research Organization, Toledo, Ohio, ISSN0043-0374
Thulesius, Olav (2007). The Man who Made the Monitor: A Biography of John Ericsson, Naval Engineer. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 255. ISBN9780786427666., Book (par view)
Tindall, William (1923). The True Story of the Virginia and the Monitor: The Account of an Eye-witness Old Dominion Press, Incorporated, p. 90, Book (par view)
White, William Chapman; White, Ruth Morris (1957). Tin can on a shingle Dutton Publishers, p. 176 pages, Book
Worden, John Lorimer; Greene, Samuel Dana; Ramsay, H. Ashton; Watson, Eugene Winslow (1912). P : The Monitor and the Merrimac: both sides of the story. New York, London: Harper and Brothers. p. 72., E'book
West, Richard Sedgewick (1948). Admirals of American empire: the combined story of George Dewey, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Winfield Scott Schley and William Thomas SampsonBobbs,
Merrill Co; Original, University of Michigan. p. 354, Url
Other naval history
Allen, Gardner Weld (1929). Our Navy and the West Indian Pirates Essex Institute, p. 107, Book (snippit view)
Boot, Max (2007). The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power Basic Books, p. 728, ISBN9780465004706, Book (no view)
Bradlee, Francis Boardman Crowninshield (1923). Piracy in the West Indies and Its Suppression Essex Institute, p. 220, Book (snippit view)
Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt (1904). The suppression of the African slave-trade to the United States of America. Longmans, Green and co., New York, London. p. 335. Url
Exquemelin, Alexandre Olivier; Ringrose, Basil (1893). The buccaneers of America S. Sonnenschein & co., London, p. 508, E'book
Foote, Andrew Hull (1854). Africa and the American flag. D. Appleton & Co., New York. p. 390. E'book
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^Full title: American military & naval biography: containing the lives & characters of the officers of the revolution ... with some of the most eminent statesmen of that interesting period
^Other works by James Fenimore Cooper : 1842: Richard Dale 1843: John Paul Jones 1846: Lives of distinguished American naval officers 1856: History of the navy of the United States of America
^Other works by Robert Malcomson: 1998: Lords of the Lake:The Naval War on Lake Ontario 1812–1814 2001: Warships of the Great Lakes, 1754-1834 2006: Historical dictionary of the War of 1812 2008: Capital in Flames: The American Attack on York, 1813
^Other works by Charles O. Paullin : 1906:The navy of the American Revolution: its administration, its policy and its achievements 1910:Commodore John Rodgers: Captain 1918:The battle of Lake Erie: a collection of documents, chiefly by Commodore Perry 1968:Paullin's history of naval administration, 1775-1911
^Other works by Gardner Weld Allen: 1905:Our Navy and the Barbary Corsairs 1909:Our naval war with France 1913:A naval history of the American Revolution 1922:Captain Hector McNeill of the Continental navy 1927:Massachusetts privateers of the revolution 1929:Commodore Hull: Papers of Isaac Hull, Commodore United States Navy
^From the proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society for November 1921
^Other works by William M. Fowler: 1976:Rebels Under Sail: The Navy in the Revolution 1990:Under Two Flags: The Navy in the Civil War 1995:Silas Talbot Captain of the Old Ironsides 1998:America and The Sea: A Maritime History
^Other Works by Alfred Thayer Mahan 1883:The gulf and inland waters, Volume 3 1890:The Influence of Sea Power upon History 1892:Admiral Farragut 1899:Lessons of the war with Spain: and other articles 1905:Sea power in its relations to the War of 1812, Volume 1 1907:From Sail to Steam:Reflections of a Naval Life 1913:The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence
^contemporary accounts collected from English newspapers, with a complete bibliography
^Other works by William Bell Clark 1932: Lambert Wickes, Sea Raider and Diplomat:) The Story of a Naval Captain of the Revolution 1949: Captain Dauntless: The Story of Nicholas Biddle of the Continental Navy 1956: Ben Franklin's Privateers: A Naval Epic of the American Revolution 1960: George Washington's Navy: Being an Account of His Excellency's Fleet in New England Waters
^... with parts of his correspondence never before published, and notices of his opinions on questions of civil government, national policy, and constitutional law
^List of works by Spencer C. Tucker : 1988:Arming the Fleet. U.S. Ordnance in the Muzzle-Loading Era; 1993:The Jeffersonian gunboat navy; 1996:Injured honor: the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair, June 22, 1807; 1997:The Confederate Navy in Europe; 2001:A Short History of the Civil War at Sea; 2004:Stephen Decatur: a life most bold and daring; 2006:Blue & gray navies: the Civil War afloat; 2009:The Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars: Vol.1; 2010:The Civil War Naval Encyclopedia, Volume 1; 2012:The Encyclopedia of the War of 1812
^an address at a meeting of the Connecticut society of the Order of the founders and patriots of America, April 19, A.D. 1900
^Memo book (1803-1805) kept by Commodore Edward Preble recording trip expenses to and from Portsmouth, N.H., and Boston; also lists gifts to foreign dignitaries and military officials. Includes printed booklet (1800) of U.S. Navy regulations.
^Other works by James Barnes : 1906: Yankee ships and Yankee sailors: Tales of 1812 1896: Naval actions of the War of 1812 1899: David G. Farragut 1912: The hero of Erie: Oliver Hazard Perry
^Other Works by William James: The Naval History of Great Britain Volumes 1-6
^Full title: The Pictorial Field-book of the War of 1812: Or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the Last War for American Independence
^... from autographical notes and journals in possession of his family, and other authentic sources