Author: gleesondtg
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Civil War Bluejackets Conference Report
Civil War Bluejackets held a successful project conference January 30-February 1 at the Fluegel US Naval Academy Alumni Center in Annapolis, Maryland. Over fifty people attended presenting research and discussing the roles of common sailors across the world from the 1780s to the 1920s. The Bluejackets team also, for the first time, showcased a demo
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Big News for Civil War Bluejackets!
Professor David Gleeson has been awarded a major Research Grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council UK for Civil War Bluejackets: Race, Class and Ethnicity in the United States Navy, 1861-1865 (CWB) to go well beyond this initial pilot study and transcribe all the Civil War US Navy Muster rolls. In collaboration with University of
The Civil War Bluejackets Project 