Scarritt Adams

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Scarritt Adams retired from the U.S. Navy as a Captain in 1960 after thirty years of distinguished service and subsequently was a lecturer in American history for the University of Maryland.

Articles by Scarritt Adams

The Miracle That Saved The Union, December 1975 | Vol. 27, No. 1
The Union desperately needed an extraordinary warship to counter the ironclad the Confederates were building Read >>
A Warm Evening At The Rock, August 1968 | Vol. 19, No. 5
Captain Newton, immensely proud of his new steam frigate, was enjoying an excellent dinner ashore. Then a strange glow began to light the sky over Gibraltar Read >>

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