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The Confederate cruiser Shenandoah was the last of a group of commerce raiders deployed to prey on Union merchant ships. Ordered to the Pacific Ocean to """"greatly damage and disperse"""" the Yankee whaling fleet in those waters, the Shenandoah's successful pursuit of her quarry compared favorably with the exploits of the more celebrated Alabama and Florida, but has never been as well known because it coincided with the war's end and the Confederacy's downfall. It was, however, one of the best documented naval expeditions - from England to the Indian Ocean, Australia and the South Pacific, the Bering Sea, San Francisco, and finally to port in Liverpool - during the Civil War. The ship's log and Captain James Waddell's notes are well preserved, and a number of the Shenandoah's officers kept detailed journals of the entire voyage. One of the most significant journals, by Lieutenant William Whittle, is presented here, with annotations from other journals, the official records and logs, and newspaper accounts of the Shenandoah's activities, together bringing to life the history of this remarkable voyage.

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Certainly an excellent contribution to the literature on the naval aspect of the Civil War.... In every respect the editors have exhibited sound scholarship.... The introductory essay alone is the most complete account of a young officer in the Confederate army. - William N. Still Jr., editor of The Confederate Navy: The Ships, Men and Organization, 1861-65

Certainly an excellent contribution to the literature on the naval aspect of the Civil War.... In every respect the editors have exhibited sound scholarship.... The introductory essay alone is the most complete account of a young officer in the Confederate army. - William N. Still Jr., editor of The Confederate Navy: The Ships, Men and Organization, 1861-65

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D. Alan Harris is Associate Professor Emeritus of History at Old Dominion University and author of (Pending from author). Anne B. Harris is Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at Old Dominion University and author of (pending from author).

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