. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . GEORGE BANCROFT—FOUNDEROF THE NAVAL ACADE:\IY ALREADY NOTABLE AS A HISTORL\N IN IPio, BANCROFTSIGNALIZED HIS ENTRANCE INTO PRESIDENT POLKs CAB-INET, AS SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, BY FOUNDING THENAVAL SCHOOL, LATER THE ACADEMY AT ANNAPOLIS. JACK-TARS OF THE OLD NAVY A glance at these seasoned men ranged alongside the 9-incli pivot-gun of the sloop-of-war Wissahickon gives us an idea of the appear-ance of the men of the old navy. The face of the gun-captain standing near the breach of his gun shows that he is a sailor throughand through.
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . GEORGE BANCROFT—FOUNDEROF THE NAVAL ACADE:\IY ALREADY NOTABLE AS A HISTORL\N IN IPio, BANCROFTSIGNALIZED HIS ENTRANCE INTO PRESIDENT POLKs CAB-INET, AS SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, BY FOUNDING THENAVAL SCHOOL, LATER THE ACADEMY AT ANNAPOLIS. JACK-TARS OF THE OLD NAVY A glance at these seasoned men ranged alongside the 9-incli pivot-gun of the sloop-of-war Wissahickon gives us an idea of the appear-ance of the men of the old navy. The face of the gun-captain standing near the breach of his gun shows that he is a sailor throughand through. There are very few landsmen pictured here. The old Jack-tar, standing fourth in the right row, who has turned his capinto a ditty bag, harks back to the fighting days when steam had hardly been thought of. He is a survivor of the War of 1812, andremembers the days of Bainbridge, of Decatur, Stewart, and Biddle. Even the younger men have no look of the volunteer aboutthem; they are deep-sea sailors, every one. The Wissahickon was one of the Federal cruisers that had put out in search of the142] J
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