Four Years in the Confederate Navy: The Career of Captain John Low on the C.S.S. Fingal, Florida, Alabama, Tuscaloosa, and Ajax

John Low came to America from England in 1856 at the suggestion of his uncle, Andrew Low, a prosperous Savannah- Liverpool businessman. Just as he established himself in nautical businesses in Savannah the Civil War broke out. Low was ordered to England to help in the undercover task of buying, building, and convoying warships to the South. William Stanley Hoole traces Low's adventures in the service of the Confederacy. Low aided in the acquisition and delivery of the ironclad Fingal and the Florida. He served with Admiral Semmes aboard the famed raider Alabama and was involved in the capture, commissioning, voyage, and detention of the Tuscaloosa. His final task was to deliver the Ajax in the last days of the war.

Author: William Stanley Hoole
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 02/28/2012
Pages: 174
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d
ISBN13: 9780820339382
ISBN10: 0820339385
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | Naval
- History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Biography & Autobiography | Military

About the Author
WILLIAM STANLEY HOOLE (1903-1990) was a librarian at the University of Alabama and oversaw widespread improvements in its library system. He was a founding member of the Alabama Historical Association and editor of the Alabama Review.