CIVIL War Provisional Location Of Us Naval Academy Newport Ri & Boston CDV Photo

  

CIVIL WAR PROVISIONAL LOCATION OF U. & BOSTON CDV PHOTO c1862.

CDV PHOTOGRAPH OF A WARTIME CIVIL WAR DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN TAKEN BY PHOTOGRAPHER J. BLACK, WHO OPERATED PHOTO STUDIOS DURING THE CIVIL WAR IN BOSTON AND OPPOSITE. THE CIVIL WAR PROVISIONAL LOCATION OF U. NAVAL ACADEMY IN NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND.

When the Civil War broke out in 1861, then superintendent Captain George S. Blake made the decision to move the Academy to Newport Rhode Island. Although it was part of the Union, Maryland was a slave state at the beginning of the war, and many slavery sympathizers resided in the Annapolis area.

Newport Rhode Island was seen as a secure location in the North, and Narragansett Bay was valued as a good training ground. Several vessels including "Old Ironsides" arrived in Newport Harbor on May 8,1861. Training continued in Newport for the duration of the Civil War. When the War ended in 1865, the Academy moved back to its original home in Annapolis MD. PHOTOGRAPHER'S NAME AND ADDRESSES ON THE REVERSE. DIMENSIONS: 2 3/8" x 3 15/16". SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST.