The Northern Lake Frontier During the Civil War (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Northern Lake Frontier During the Civil WarThe result of all this is that in the absence Of ships of war on the lakes, and of means to convey them there from the ocean, the United States upon the breaking out of the war, would, without navy-yards and suit-a ble docks, have to commence the building of a ¿eet upon Lake Ontario and another upon the upper lakes. At the same time, England, possessing a naval depot at the entrance to this system of waters, can forestall us in all our attempts, both Offensive and defensive.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.