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paddyofurniture
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The Hunley is a very small sub.
You would not find me (or Hoadie) turning the the shaft. |
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I sat in a replica. It was amazing. They sat on a wooden bench facing each other..in COMPLETE darkness. They turned a crank that looked just like a modern crankshaft. There was only ONE way out...thru the tower.
They had no snorkel system. In my opinion, it would have taken men with INCREDIBLE courage to crew this craft.To think some of them were to be listed as deserters, blows my mind Hoadie |
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I raise my glass to their memory.
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They were INFANTRYMEN, Ed.Confederacy really didn't have much of a navy.These men were pulled from infantry units. By the by..the fastest blockade runner of the war, was built right here! Right across the street from where my Legion now sits.(Fed navy couldn't catch her.Low draft & fast, allowed her to run the blockade with impunity.) Hoadie |
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paddyofurniture
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Hoadie,
I did not know that. What was the ship's CSA name? r
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Hoadie, if you're underwater in a submarine, you're a sailor! ( Even if recruited from the infantry)
I wonder if the men who showed as deserters were part of the secrecy behind the sub? Ed
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I think they left their Infantry units without proper permission, to get a better job or a more exciting one.
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MORE exciting??!! How much more excitement wud a guy need?
Starving...aint bin paid in a year..Yankees always tryin ya..no shoes..away from home & family...clothes reduced to rags..watchin yer friends die of disease / dysentery /lead...fightin a losin battle..I mean-what MORE cud a guy want?! Hoadie |
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Desperate times lead to desperate act to save your way of life.
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A very well made film about the Hunley is available on youtube.
I lived in Charleston when the movie was being made and when they found the graves of one of the crews. I've seen replicas of the Hunley and a David salvaged in New Orleans. Its quite humbling to realize just how much sand it took to take one of these out looking to sink a warship.
The Hunley had two water tight hatches, one fore the other aft. The first replica I saw was later found to be inaccurate having been based on early drawings rather than the completed specimen. When submerged the pressure of the water outside prevented opening of the hatch until there was enough water inside to equalize pressure, by which time it was far too late for the men inside. With a fairly slow leak and dwindling air supply they were likely over come by CO2 and lack of O2 before drowning. PS Just burned Hunley to DVD and watched again, its still a great movie. I'll check on its historical accuracy.
According to the film at least one of the crew was newly transferred to the Confederate Navy, he'd been an infantryman but was completely incapable of firing a musket effectively, most likely due to poor vision since he wore thick glasses. He was a stone killer though, and had killed two federal officers with his bare hands. He was chosen because he was apparently fearless, far stronger than he looked, and had a very strong killer instinct despite his mild manners and calm studious appearance. These are the crewmen so far identified from skeletal remains.
The legend of George Dixon is presented in the film. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=hunley+crew&source=web&cd=7&cad=rja&ved=0CEQQFjAG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.nationalgeographic.com%2Fnews%2F2004%2F04%2F0409_040411_hunleycrew.html&ei=ecq7UcWQO5Hy8ATXrYD4Aw&usg=AFQjCNEb-zvhdJgOZ3wPe6b8LwGspkVHFg&bvm=bv.47883778,d.eWU |
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