CW 150 Legacy Project: Virginia Memory Scanning Project

It seems that victories, albeit tiny in comparison to the grand spectacle of the war itself, continue to surface during the sesquicentennial...

Porter and Semmes in FINAL Poll!

Union Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter and Confederate Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes won this past week's semifinal poll asking readers, ...

Port Columbus Celebrates Black History Month

2/7/2011 PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Contact:    Jon Ezzell (706) 327-9798 or (800) 742-2811 media@portcolumbus.org Special Black Hi...

Black History Month Highlight: Robert Blake

Contraband Robert Blake (Photo#: NH 103762) Robert Blake was born into slavery in Virginia. After escaping, he enlisted in the US Navy from ...

Black History Month Highlight: William Tillman

"The Attack on the Second Mate." NHHC Photograph The National and Department of Defense theme for this year's observance is ...

The Civil War Naval Encyclopedia

There is no doubt that a bevy of scholarship on the Civil War navies will arise during the sesquicentennial year. Dr. Craig Symonds' 20...

Matthew F. Maury Wins Final Quarterfinal Poll; Semifinal Polls Posted

Matthew Fontaine Maury, the intrepid astronomer turned Confederate won the final "Greatest Civil War Naval Officer" Quarterfinal ...