Nowhere supplied more “Bluejackets” for the decks and engine rooms of the rapidly expanding Union fleets than did New York, a service in which c. But New York, and in particular New York City, was also the key provider of the Navy’s most vital commodity-manpower. Navy of locations such as the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where so many vessels were constructed, outfitted, and repaired. It is difficult to overstate the importance to the U.S.
Less well known is the central role that the Empire City and State played in bringing victory in the War on the Waters. The mammoth contribution of New York to the armies of the United States is a topic on which much ink has been spilled.
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