
On the evening of February 17, 1864, the Confederacy's H. L. Hunley sank the USS Housatonic and became the first submarine in world history to sink an enemy ship. Not until World War I-half a century later-would a submarine again accomplish such a feat. But also perishing that...

A major reconsideration of the role of the American West in the causes, military conduct, and consequences of the Civil War.

On the evening of February 17, 1864, the Confederacy's H. L. Hunley sank the Union's formidable sloop-of-war, the USS Housatonic--to her own demise. For generations, searchers prowled Charleston's harbor for the sunken boat, while legends surrounding the Hunley...