Excerpt from Confidential Correspondence of Gustavus Vasa Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1861 1865, Vol. 2 These publications are especially welcome in helping to aibetter appreciation of the strategic situation as it developed from day to day and to the proving of the loyal support given by our Ships and sailors in countless fields of operation wherein they contributed in great measure to the success of our armies on shore. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.