Ten Books that Mention CSS David and its Role in the American Civil War
CSS David was a torpedo-vessel that was built, at the behest of Lieutenant William Thornton Glassell, for the Confederate States Navy by Theodore Stoney and Saint Julien Ravenel. Gun batteries, torpedo batteries and submarine obstructions were employed in the defense of Charleston Harbor by the government of the Confederate States of America. Charleston, which is situated in the State of South Carolina, was blockaded by the United States Navy and the harbour defences prevented the armed forces of the United States of America from attacking the city from the direction of the sea. Torpedo-vessels, such as CSS David , provided the Confederate States Navy with a means of conducting offensive actions against the Federal armada. USS New Ironsides , which was one of the few ironclads in the United States Navy that carried its armament in a broadside arrangement, was one of the most powerful vessels to be engaged in the blockade of Charleston. It has been asserted that CSS David ...