Civil War Horror

Home to author Sean McLachlan and the House Divided series of Civil War horror novels. A Fine Likeness, the first in the series, is available now. This blog is dedicated to the Trans-Mississippi Civil War and historical fiction, and occasionally veers off into adventure travel when I go somewhere interesting.

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Showing posts with label navy. Show all posts

Showing posts with label navy. Show all posts

Friday, January 17, 2014

Civil War Photo Friday: Crewmen from the USS Hunchback

These two jaunty fellows are from the crew of the USS Hunchback . Before the war this ship was a ferry in New York City. It was purchased...

Friday, June 7, 2013

Civil War Photo Friday: Union mortar boat

This ugly little vessel is a mortar boat. Used primarily by the Union navy, they were armored rafts carrying a heavy mortar. As the siege ...

Friday, April 12, 2013

The USS Keokuk: An Ill-Fated Civil War Ironclad

The Civil War saw the first use of ironclad ships. Since the technology was in its early days, engineers experimented with different desig...

Friday, September 7, 2012

Civil War Photo Friday: Coaling Admiral Farragut's fleet at Baton Rouge

While Civil War books tend to focus on the battles and leaders, the day-to-day work of running an army and navy made up the bulk of the war...

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Sean McLachlan: A freelance writer specializing in fiction, history, and travel, Sean's the author of numerous books, including the Toxic World post-apocalyptic series and the Trench Raiders WWI action series.You can email him at seansontheweb (at) yahoo (dot) com.

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