USS Monitor Sailors Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery

30308-N-AC887-002 ARLINGTON (March 8, 2013) One of two Sailors recovered from the ironclad USS Monitor is escorted by Gunner's Mate 3rd...

Gideon Welles' Thoughts on Emancipation

First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of Lincoln , by Francis Bicknell Carpenter (Welles is seated in the middle next to Abra...

Brick by Brick: LEGO Shipbuilding at HRNM

Participants from last year's LEGO Event building the USS Monitor .  Calling all ship builders!  Bring your LEGO ships to the Hampton Ro...

Rubber is Not Just for Toy Ships: Guest Blog Post by 12-Year Old Andrew Druart

It is my pleasure to post the first blog entry of Andrew Druart.  Andrew is a young man with a love and passion for Civil War history and pr...

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...

Civil War at Sea: Leadership in the Civil War Video Available on Youtube

Hampton Roads Naval Museum and CWN 150 Staff have been working closely with Bob Rositzke of R.H. Rositske & Associates to create a serie...

June Updates

Marine Guard Pawnee NEW PARTICIPATORY ORGANIZATION: MARINE GUARD PAWNEE  The U.S. Marine Guard Steam Sloop of War USS Pawnee works closel...

NC Civil War Symposium: "THE REAL WAR WILL NEVER GET IN THE BOOKS"

The History Department at North Carolina State University invites proposals for a symposium on the public history of the American Civil War....

First Poll Results

Readers of the Civil War 150 blog were asked: "What was the most important naval battle during the Civil War." This is part 1 of ...

2010 Events Posted

Listed below are the first set of events and activities related to the Civil War Navy for 2010: Fort Fisher Civil War Reenactment Date: Sat...

Twenty Great Reads on the Civil War Navy

Listed below (in no particular order) are twenty great reads on the Civil War Navy. Topics cover a wide range of subject areas, from genera...

Introduction and Welcome

Greetings, This blog is dedicated to discussing and posting events, symposiums, and other activities surrounding the Civil War Navy's 15...