African Americans in the Union Navy: Honor, Courage, Commitment

Crewmembers cooking on deck, in the James River, Virginia, 9 July 1862. Photographed by James F. Gibson.  The contraband sailor in ...

Black History Month Highlight: Aaron Anderson

Aaron Anderson served on USS Wyandank during the Civil War. While part of a boat crew clearing Mattox Creek, Virginia on 17 March 1865, And...

Black History Month Highlight: Medal of Honor Recipient John Lawson

Biography and images courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command . John Lawson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 16 June 1837...

CW 150 Legacy Project: Virginia Memory Scanning Project

It seems that victories, albeit tiny in comparison to the grand spectacle of the war itself, continue to surface during the sesquicentennial...

Porter and Semmes in FINAL Poll!

Union Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter and Confederate Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes won this past week's semifinal poll asking readers, &q...

Port Columbus Celebrates Black History Month

2/7/2011 PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Contact:    Jon Ezzell (706) 327-9798 or (800) 742-2811 media@portcolumbus.org Special Black Hi...

Black History Month Highlight: Robert Blake

Contraband Robert Blake (Photo#: NH 103762) Robert Blake was born into slavery in Virginia. After escaping, he enlisted in the US Navy from ...

Black History Month Highlight: William Tillman

"The Attack on the Second Mate." NHHC Photograph The National and Department of Defense theme for this year's observance is &...

The Civil War Naval Encyclopedia

There is no doubt that a bevy of scholarship on the Civil War navies will arise during the sesquicentennial year. Dr. Craig Symonds' 20...

Matthew F. Maury Wins Final Quarterfinal Poll; Semifinal Polls Posted

Matthew Fontaine Maury, the intrepid astronomer turned Confederate won the final "Greatest Civil War Naval Officer" Quarterfinal ...