Week Three Poll Up!

Two weeks ago, we unveiled the beginning of a contest to decide (by you the reader) who was the greatest naval officer, North and South. In ...

John Dahlgren Wins Week 2 Contest!

A few weeks ago, the CWN 150 announced that it will begin a poll to decide who was the greatest naval officer of the Civil War. The polls wi...

Week 2 Poll Up! Vote Now!

Last week, we unveiled the beginning of a contest to decide (by you the reader) who was the greatest naval officer, North and South. In the ...

David Dixon Porter Wins Week 1 Contest

Last week, the CWN 150 announced that it will begin a poll to decide who was the greatest naval officer of the Civil War. The polls will st...

The Unlikely Warships

At the beginning of the Civil War, the US Navy had to create a huge fleet to effectively implement the blockade of the Confederate States of...

New Poll Posted! (Part 1 of 4)

In the spirit of the upcoming election season, there is a new poll posted on this blog: Who was the greatest Union Naval Officer during the...

Just in Time for the Sesquicentennial

I just received notice yesterday that ABC-CLIO will be releasing its two volume Civil War Naval Encyclopedia in December. This exciting new...

David Takes On Goliath: 5 October 1863

On the night of 5 October 1863, David faced Goliath. It would not be the epic showdown of biblical times during the American Civil War, but ...

Regional books to check out

If you are interested in regional works on the Civil War and the actions of the US or CS Navies, a very good recent work (published in March...