Andrew H. Foote wins week 4 poll! Poll five is up

Last month, the CWN 150 announced that it will begin a poll to decide who was the greatest naval officer of the Civil War. The polls will st...

Civil War Naval Living History at CSS Neuse State Historic Site, 20 and 21 November 2010

Members of several North Carolina reenactment/living history organizations will be demonstrating all aspects of naval life including naviga...

Crewing a Ship's Boat

Photo courtesy USS Ft. Henry web site. One of the things I like most about Civil War Navy living history is getting the opportunity to try ...

From the November 9 1861 Edition of Harpers Weekly

PRESENTATION OF COLORS TO GENERAL VIELE'S BRIGADE PREVIOUS TO THEIR DEPARTURE ON THE GREAT NAVAL EXPEDITION.—[SKETCHED BY OUR SPECIAL A...

Captain Charles Wilkes Reports on the Trent Affair, 8 November 1861

On November 8, 1861, USS San Jacinto Captain Charles Wilkes set out towards the Bahama Channel near Havana to intercept Confederate commiss...

Week 4 Poll is now up!

Last week, we unveiled the beginning of a contest to decide (by you the reader) who was the greatest naval officer, North and South. In the ...

William Cushing Wins Week 3 Contest

A few weeks ago, the CWN 150 announced that it will begin a poll to decide who was the greatest naval officer of the Civil War. The polls w...