CWN 150 Talk in Darien, GA

Ashantilly Center in Darien, GA Last week, I had the distinct pleasure to give a talk at the Ashantilly Center in Darien, GA.  Over 50 resid...

CSS Sumter Crosses the Atlantic

Once Raphael Semmes and CSS Sumter escaped from the West Indies, they headed east across the Atlantic. Along the way, he captured a few mor...

The Confederacy's First Ironclad and Her Attack on a Wooden Ship

As head of the U.S. diplomatic mission to the free city of Hamburg, James Anderson was quite far away from Civil War. During his daily busin...

Naval Actions at Seahorse Key, Florida 1862

The Cedar Keys, on the Gulf Coast of Florida (consisting of Way, Depot, Atsena Otie, Seahorse, Snake, and North Keys), was an important port...

Key West and the East Gulf Blockading Squadron

Sketch of Key West in Civil War period In a prior post (" The Blockade Begins "), I covered the formation of the Union Navy block...

Preparing for Battle in Northeast North Carolina

 The combined fleet of the "Burnside Expedition," as it left Hampton Roads for Cape Hatteras With Cape Hatteras secured Union gr...

CWN 150 Booth Pictures at the 2012 SNA Conference

CWN 150 Exhibit and Booth at the 2012 SNA Conference Naval History and Heritage Command Booth

Upcoming Events for the CWN 150

Wow.  A new year for all of us.  For the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, it is the follow up to the most cataclysmic series of events whi...

The Confederate Navy's Favorite Shipyard -- Birthplace of CSS Alabama, 'Birkenhead Rams.'

(U.S. Navy Library) 'Birkenhead Ram:' Called El Tousson because it was supposedly being bought by Egypt, the ship was seized at the...