Civil War at Sea Conference Photos

Last week, The Civil War Navy Sesquicentennial participated in the 23 April "Civil War at Sea" Conference at the Navy Memorial in ...

New CWN 150 Blogger: Welcome Aboard, John Pentangelo!

It is always refreshing to see new faces on the CWN 150 Blog, especially ones that work for the Naval History and Heritage Command!  We woul...

Report from the "Civil War at Sea"

Along with fellow CWN 150 bloggers Matthew Eng, Gordon Calhoun, and Sarah Adler, I attended the " Civil War at Sea " symposium on ...

The Stone Fleet

The sinking of the Stone Fleet- Harper's Weekly On April 19, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued his Proclamation of Blockade again...

Union Jacks: Yankee Sailors in the Civil War

Historians have given a great deal of attention to the lives and experiences of Civil War soldiers, but surprisingly little is known about n...

Notice-There is No Civil War Air Force 150 Blog

Building a Civil War Navy Bibliography

Many readers will over the course of the sesquicentennial will expand, or in some cases start, a Civil War library. Perhaps historians may ...

CWN 150 Coordinator to Appear on Midrats Radio Show Tomorrow

CWN 150 Coordinator Matthew Eng will appear on the Blog Talk Radio station " Midrats " tomorrow evening during its 5pm show. CDR S...

Ken Burns Discusses the Civil War

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Confederate Privateering Begins

Confederate privateer document (Image courtesy of the Museum of the Confederacy) With the hostilities officially underway, both sides began ...

Happy 150th Anniversary

Civil War historians and enthusiasts have been waiting for this moment for the last 50 years.  Now a half century removed from the centennia...

Today's Fort Sumter

Back in December, I was fortunate enough to visit Charleston, SC and - in particular - Fort Sumter. Today, Fort Sumter is owned and managed ...

From the Charleston Mercury, 9 April 1861

"Our authorities yesterday evening received notice from Lincoln’s Government, through a special messenger from Washington, that an ef...

Back in Business

In response to the avoidance of a Government shutdown, the Civil War Navy Sesquicentennial is back in business.  Cordially, CWN 150

Youtube Welcome Video

Now that we are just days away from the opening of the official start of the sesquicentennial, I figured it would be poignant to make the fi...

Dissolving in Water: What is Known and Unknown

It is still hard for the most knowledgeable student of the Civil War to grasp the complexities of the conflict. In four years, over 620,0...

The Coming of War

Over the next week, the Civil War Navy Sesquicentennial will be posting several feature articles all related to the opening of the Civil War...