The Last Confederate Ship at Sea: The Wayward Voyage of the CSS Shenandoah, October 1864-November 1865

by Paul Williams

The CSS Shenandoah fired the last shot of the Civil War and was the only Confederate warship to circumnavigate the globe. But what was Captain James Waddell's true relationship with his Yankee prisoner Lillias Nichols and how did it determine the ship's final destination? Without orders, Waddell undertook a dangerous three month voyage through waters infested with enemy cruisers. He risked mutiny by a horrified crew who, having been declared...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786498579
• ISBN13: 9780786498574
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher