Evans served in the civil war and the spanishamerican war, and was renowned for both his seamanship and diplomatic skills. A sailors log recollections of forty years of naval life. Robley dunglison evans 18461912 served in the united states navy for more than forty years, eventually attaining the rank of rear admiral. This thoughtprovoking memoir gives readers the insight into the life of a soldier. Recollections of forty years of naval life classic reprint paperback april 19, 2018. A sailors log, recollections of forty years of naval life.
Robley dungliston evans rear admiral, united states navy. Recollections of forty years of naval life by robley d. Being a sailor, rowan was exposed primarily to port cities, which were not always a complete. A sailor s log, recollections of forty years of naval life classic reprint. Robley dungliston evans, rear admiral, united states navy. Robley dunglison evans 1846 1912 entered the us navy in 1860 and served in the civil war between 1863 and 1865. Inscribed from the american admiral to his british counterpart and with the first appearance of the poem written for evans. Evans was in command of the fleet, of the first squadron and. Im pretty sure this is the guy who wrote a sailor s log, ed in 1901, now out of. Ad 18, rob robley browne, sn, 1957 to 1958, robleybrowne at. Recollections of forty years of naval life evans, robley d.
Robley d evans my yarn of forty years of naval life is spun. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Smooth sailing always, bob schott sa uss newport news ca 148 574675. Of the trip itself to riothe mere sailing of itthere is not much to record. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. A sailor s log recollections of forty years of naval life book. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to. A sailors log recollection of forty years of naval life.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a. Robley dunglison evans 18 august 1846 3 january 1912 was born in floyd county, virginia served in the united states navy from the american civil war to the spanishamerican war. Ad18, gordon evans, ht3, 272 375, gvevans2003 at, worked in r1. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Recollections of forty years of naval life robley dunglison evans. Buy a sailor s log recollection of forty years of naval life by robley d evans online at alibris. Accessible book, american naval operations, biography, diaries, history, naval. Born at floyd court house, virginia, august 18, 1846, he grew up from the age of ten in washington, d. Rear admiral robley fighting bob evans great white. Recollections of forty years of naval life classic reprint. Discover book depositorys huge selection of robley d evans books online. From being a food source to serving as a mascot, goats have a long history in the u. If anybody out there served in the 5th division, from 19541956, id love to hear from you. Evans served in the civil war and the spanishamerican war, and was renowned for both his.
Download a sailor s log pdf book pdfbooks robley dunglison evans 1846 1912 entered the us navy in 1860 and served in the civil war between. The project gutenberg ebook of with the battle fleet, by franklin. In the early days of the service, many larger ships kept goats and other livestock on board as a. A sailor s log recollection of forty years of naval life. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Uss sierra tin can sailors the national association of destroyer. Navy, spanishamerican war, 1898, sailors publisher new york. He was badly wounded during the ground assault on fort fisher and retired in 1866. A sailor s log recollection of forty years of naval life robley d. A sailors log recollections of forty years of naval life evans, robley d. A sailor s log,recollections of forty years of naval life by robley d.
On the morning of the 3rd while the crew was at quarters for sunday inspection, the leading. My dear father, since my letter last tuesday describing the first firing that we have had, things. He was a sailor and served on the uss milwaukee in the 1920s. Robley d evans sailor s log recollections of forty years of naval life 1915.
So ends this welltold tale of life at sea by robley d. Recollections of forty years of naval life 1901 by evans, robley d isbn. A sailor s log, forty years of naval life,1901, robley d. A sailors log robley d stevens hc 1909 signed rear.
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