Project Gutenberg 2010-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 76 Maury, Richard L. (Richard Lancelot) 1840 1907 Maury, Dick A brief sketch of the work of Matthew Fontaine Maury during the war, 1861-1865 Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Brief Sketch of the Work of Matthew Fontaine Maury During the War 1861-1865" by Richard L. Maury is a historical account published in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the contributions of Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury to the Confederate naval efforts during the American Civil War, particularly highlighting his innovative work in developing and implementing torpedo technology for naval warfare. The text details Maury’s pivotal role in the introduction and enhancement of torpedoes as effective weapons for coastal and harbor defense, which were relatively new concepts at the time. It covers his experiments, the challenges he faced in a resource-limited context, and the eventual success of his approaches, including the mining of James River and attacks on Federal vessels. Maury's initiatives not only revolutionized naval warfare for the Confederacy but also influenced subsequent military tactics globally, as they showcased the effectiveness of electrically detonated torpedoes and submarine vessels, laying down a foundation for future developments in naval warfare technology. Through anecdotes and documented trials, the book illustrates Maury's resilience and inventive spirit in the face of adversity, effectively contributing to the Confederate efforts despite overwhelming challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873 Torpedoes E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 84517 84526 2024-09-14T10:08:31.215704 2023-09-15T05:21:21.568868 text/html text/html 80615 2021-01-07T02:36:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 31015 2021-01-07T02:36:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 103769 2024-09-14T10:08:35.779635 application/epub+zip 102665 2024-09-14T10:08:33.508672 application/epub+zip 97321 2024-09-14T10:08:32.667666 application/epub+zip 299251 2024-09-14T10:08:37.429652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292117 2024-09-14T10:08:35.109663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114683 2022-09-15T13:24:57.351537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78141 77948 2024-09-14T10:08:31.027643 2023-09-15T05:21:21.370866 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 77975 2021-01-07T02:36:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29952 2021-01-07T02:36:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18493 2024-09-14T10:08:37.559651 application/rdf+xml 24588 2024-09-14T10:08:33.012699 image/jpeg 4578 2024-09-14T10:08:32.840663 image/jpeg 104525 2024-09-14T10:08:31.224657 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog