Brother Against Brother at Port Royal

Percival Drayton was born in the South, but remained loyal to the Union when war came. This resulted in a situation that is often reference...

Kitty in the Turret?

Was there really a black cat stowed away in the turret of the USS Monitor during the Battle of Hampton Roads as legend and crew member Fran...

NOAA/Navy Archeological Survey (and the answer to WWTT?: Simms)

NOAA and Navy to conduct archaeological survey of two Civil War shipwrecks in Hampton Roads, Va. This is indeed very interesting news. The r...

New Updates and Links: 1 February 2011

CSS Shenandoah being repaired at the Williamstown Dockyard in February, 1865. Image courtesy of The Age. Here are some interesting links a...

Links

 Civil War Navy Sesquicentennial on Twitter   Naval History and Heritage Command Hampton Roads Naval Museum Mariners' Museum National Ci...