SR-450. Report of the Secretary of the Navy with Appendix, Containing Reports from Officers. December, 1864. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1864. Original blue soft wraps. 750p. Includes 2 fold-out maps and plans, also plate of Rebel Ram “Tennessee”, and others. The Secretary notes: “In submitting the annual report of the transactions of this department and of the navy, with those of the several bureaus for the year, it affords me pleasure to assure you that the condition of affairs is satisfactory, and that the discipline and efficiency of the service continue to be faithfully maintained. After many years of peace and comparative inactivity, the officers and sailors of our navy were suddenly called to the performance of extraordinary and exacting duties, and during nearly four years of exhausting civil war, they have manifested their attachment to the Union and their fidelity to the national flag, by rigidly enforcing a gigantic blockade of our coast, by vigilantly patrolling the great national rivers of the interior, and by a succession of ocean and coastwise expeditions, achievements which have not only added to our naval renown, but greatly promoted our national integrity and strength.” Within he includes extensive reports from all squadron operations throughout the Civil War up to this point, examinations of a number of forts, vessels, and much more. Includes report on assault of Fort Sumter, naval engagements, attacks, sinking of the Alabama, etc. Exceptional Civil War reference. Overall clean, tight, spine tape reinforced, some chipping to wraps. Unusually good condition for its age. (VG-). $110.