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...

New Port Royal Commemorative Events

Our friends at the South Carolina Civil War 150th pointed out to us some other commemorative events coming up in the upcoming week. Here i...

Thomas Lockwood Wins Week 6 Poll, Week 7 Poll Up

Over the past six weeks, we have asked our readers to vote who they thought was the greatest naval officer during the American Civil War. Ea...

Vicksburg Military Park Included in 2011 America the Beautiful Program Coins

Vicksburg Military Park will be included in the second set of coins issued by the United State Mint's Beautiful Quarters Program . Othe...

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 ...

Introduction and Welcome

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