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The Confederates set up their own Naval Academy. However, this is a subject we rarely here of. Lieutenant Benjamin Loyall was the commandant. The schoolship Patrick Henry was used as the academy.
It was a ship named Patrick Henry. I don't know its fate right off, but I doubt that it survives except perhaps a few a items from the ship in museums or in private hands.Interesting, is there any physical remnant of the campus left?
It was a ship named Patrick Henry. I don't know its fate right off, but I doubt that it survives except perhaps a few a items from the ship in museums or in private hands.
So did the "students" on the Patrick Henry learn the same curriculum as at Annapolis?
What rank or ranks were admitted?
If there was a fixed curriculum were those who completed it (graduated?) promoted upon completion?
Were there any "short courses" taiught to educate/train personnel in specific deficiencies?
Does a list of students (cadets?) exist?
Try "Academy of the James" The Confederate Naval School, by R. Thomas Campbell
Indeed.It appears that the curriculum at the Confederate Naval Academy was very similar tp that of the US Naval Academy.
So did the "students" on the Patrick Henry learn the same curriculum as at Annapolis?
What rank or ranks were admitted?
If there was a fixed curriculum were those who completed it (graduated?) promoted upon completion?
I'm assuming you went there via appointment.
It appears that the curriculum at the Confederate Naval Academy was very similar tp that of the US Naval Academy.
Also I wondered about them wearing their Confederate Naval Academy uniforms as they guarded the train.
One could say almost identical.