Confederate Ironclads Attack the Charleston Blockade

CSS Palmetto State The Confederate States Navy had two ironclads of note defending Charleston: CSS Palmetto State and CSS Chicora .  The sq...

Naval Siege of Charleston Begins, June 1862

The New York Times lists the ships blockading Charleston in June 1862 for the benefit of its readers...and for Confederate authorities seek...

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...

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 ...