Prepared Remarks of SECNAV Mabus; Video Links Posted

USS Monitor Interment Ceremony Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus Remarks as Prepared I’d like to begin by acknowledging the family membe...

US Navy Patrols on the St. Johns River, Florida

The take-over of the Confederate battery on St. Johns Bluff opened the St. Johns River to US Navy forces to conduct patrols up the river. ...

Florida Lighthouses in the Civil War

Jupiter Inlet Light (designed and built by Lt. George Gordon Meade): Florida ranks seventh among the states in the number of lighthouses/lig...

CWN History Announcement

The Museum of Florida History, in Tallahassee, is "the" official Florida history museum. From 1 May to 5 August of this year they ...

St. Johns River Steamboats in the Civil War

Confederate steamboat Darlington , captured by Union forces near Fernandina and converted into a Union gunboat of the same name: Here's ...

St. Andrews Bay Salt Works Raid Event 21-22 April 2012

Salt works kettle/boiler display: Salt works historic marker: During the Civil War, St. Andrews Bay, Florida, was an immensely important are...

Drewry's Bluff Commemoration

Today, Laura Orr and I traveled to Drewry's Bluff to talk about some recent developments brewing with the National Park Service for the ...

Commander Walke Runs the Gauntlet

The Union Navy was busy during the early months of 1862.  With commanders Andrew Hull Foote and Major General John Pope fresh off recent suc...

Hampton Roads is Over, Now What?

 Okay.  So the Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend is over.  It was a great series of events.  Now that its over, let's do a little deductiv...

In Case You Missed It: Watercolor Contest Winners!

Over the past weekend, there was a lot of interest generated about the Battle of Hampton Roads Watercolor Contest.  For its first time aroun...

Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend Recap

CWN 150 Bloggers Unite! (Matthew Eng, Sarah Adler, Craig Swain, Seaman Rob) Although we have already posted several posts on this past weeke...

Union occupation of Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Florida

US Navy Base at Mayport Mills, Florida, St. Johns River (Fla. Dept. of State on-line photo archive): After taking Ft. Clinch and the Town of...

Battle of Hampton Roads Day 2 - Seaman Rob's Report

The second day of the BOHR event dawned with some frost on the ground, which is totally unheard of in March for a Floridian!! I attended th...

Battle of Hampton Roads Day 1 - Seaman Rob's Report

Map of blockade runner routes into the Atlantic Coast. Source: http://www.nccivilwar150.com/maps/fisher/Blockade.pdf Craig Symonds’ plenary...

The Cumberland by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Cumberland at rest today (NOAA/HRNM/NHHC) At anchor in Hampton Roads we lay, On board of the Cumberland, sloop-of-war ; And at times fr...

More News for the Monitor Faces (and one for Virginia)

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!  We are endeavoring to bring to you the latest and greatest news about the recent release of the two uniden...

How to catch a train with a gunboat

During the occupation of Fernandina, Florida, in early March 1862, one the weirdest events of the Civil War involving a US Navy ship transpi...

Navy Nurses in the Civil War

USS Red Rover on the Mississippi River The Civil War was a time of many "firsts" for the Navy.  Now that it is the first day of W...

Upcoming HRNM/CWN 150/Mariners' Museum Events for March 2012

The Treason of Mary Louvestre After Hours Event at HRNM March 8, 2012 6:00 P.M.  FREE KICK OFF THE BATTLE OF HAMPTON ROADS WEEKEND AT HRNM!...