"Watching the Merrimack" by R.E. Colston

In March, 1862, I was in command of a Confederate brigade and of a district on the south side of the James River, embracing all the river fo...

Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend at the Mariner's Museum

From the Mariner's Museum Website: Join The Mariners’ Museum and NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary in observance of the 148th ann...

Final Poll Winner: The Battle of Hampton Roads

Over the past five weeks, readers of this blog were asked "What was the most important naval battle of the Civil War?" Twenty nava...

New Events Posted

Need something to do to impress your sweetheart this Valentines Day weekend? Well, you could always take them to these updated Civil War Na...

Fourth Poll Winner, Final Poll Posted

Readers of the Civil War 150 blog were asked: "What was the most important naval battle during the Civil War. Part 4 of the poll was ov...

African Americans in the Civil War: John Lawson and Robert Smalls

Eight African-American sailors won the Congressional Medal of Honor during the American Civil War. Former slave John Lawson became of four ...

Celebrating African-Americans in the Civil War Navy

Pictured: Racial integration on the USS Hunchback This is the first of a series of blog postings celebrating the African-American involvemen...