A member of the United States Coast Guard Reserve from 1961 to 1969, Thomas P. Ostrom taught anthropology, geography, and history at Rochester Community College in Minnesota before retiring. He is a member of the U.S. Navy Memorial and the Naval Historical Foundation.

“Fills an academic void in the U.S. Coast Guard’s history...provides fertile ground for further expansion and academic study...does much to address the Coast Guard’s defense readiness missions and balances more popular works focused on the better-known lifesaving and regulatory responsibilities that form the popular understanding of the U.S. Coast Guard”—The Military Review; “An excellent fact based resource”—Naval Historical Foundation.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1 deleteCutters, Crews and Missions (1790–1915)2 deleteThe ­Quasi-War with France (1798–1800)3 deleteThe War of 1812: Background and Overview4 deleteNaval Combat in the War of 18125 deleteRevenue Cutters in the War of 18126 deleteRevenue Marine Missions in the War of 18127 deletePirates, Slaves and Seminole Indians8 deleteWar with Mexico (1846–1848)9 deleteThe Antebellum Period10 deleteThe Confederate and Union Navies (1861–1865)11 deleteThe Revenue Cutter Service in the Civil War12 deleteHistorical Assessments of the Civil War Navies13 deletePolicing the Alaska Frontier (1867–1915)14 deleteThe ­Spanish-American War (1898)15 deleteThe USRCS and the U.S. Coast Guard Merge16 deleteAn Overview of Naval Operations from 1790 to the 20th CenturyEpilogueAppendix: MapsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

A member of the United States Coast Guard Reserve from 1961 to 1969, Thomas P. Ostrom taught anthropology, geography, and history at Rochester Community College in Minnesota before retiring. He is a member of the U.S. Navy Memorial and the Naval Historical Foundation.

“Fills an academic void in the U.S. Coast Guard’s history...provides fertile ground for further expansion and academic study...does much to address the Coast Guard’s defense readiness missions and balances more popular works focused on the better-known lifesaving and regulatory responsibilities that form the popular understanding of the U.S. Coast Guard”—The Military Review; “An excellent fact based resource”—Naval Historical Foundation.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1 deleteCutters, Crews and Missions (1790–1915)2 deleteThe ­Quasi-War with France (1798–1800)3 deleteThe War of 1812: Background and Overview4 deleteNaval Combat in the War of 18125 deleteRevenue Cutters in the War of 18126 deleteRevenue Marine Missions in the War of 18127 deletePirates, Slaves and Seminole Indians8 deleteWar with Mexico (1846–1848)9 deleteThe Antebellum Period10 deleteThe Confederate and Union Navies (1861–1865)11 deleteThe Revenue Cutter Service in the Civil War12 deleteHistorical Assessments of the Civil War Navies13 deletePolicing the Alaska Frontier (1867–1915)14 deleteThe ­Spanish-American War (1898)15 deleteThe USRCS and the U.S. Coast Guard Merge16 deleteAn Overview of Naval Operations from 1790 to the 20th CenturyEpilogueAppendix: MapsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

A member of the United States Coast Guard Reserve from 1961 to 1969, Thomas P. Ostrom taught anthropology, geography, and history at Rochester Community College in Minnesota before retiring. He is a member of the U.S. Navy Memorial and the Naval Historical Foundation.

“Fills an academic void in the U.S. Coast Guard’s history...provides fertile ground for further expansion and academic study...does much to address the Coast Guard’s defense readiness missions and balances more popular works focused on the better-known lifesaving and regulatory responsibilities that form the popular understanding of the U.S. Coast Guard”—The Military Review; “An excellent fact based resource”—Naval Historical Foundation.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1 deleteCutters, Crews and Missions (1790–1915)2 deleteThe ­Quasi-War with France (1798–1800)3 deleteThe War of 1812: Background and Overview4 deleteNaval Combat in the War of 18125 deleteRevenue Cutters in the War of 18126 deleteRevenue Marine Missions in the War of 18127 deletePirates, Slaves and Seminole Indians8 deleteWar with Mexico (1846–1848)9 deleteThe Antebellum Period10 deleteThe Confederate and Union Navies (1861–1865)11 deleteThe Revenue Cutter Service in the Civil War12 deleteHistorical Assessments of the Civil War Navies13 deletePolicing the Alaska Frontier (1867–1915)14 deleteThe ­Spanish-American War (1898)15 deleteThe USRCS and the U.S. Coast Guard Merge16 deleteAn Overview of Naval Operations from 1790 to the 20th CenturyEpilogueAppendix: MapsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex