Admiral's Row: Week of 2 October

Last week we debuted a new feature on the site to encourage interaction with frequent visitors and fans of the Civil War Navy Sesquicentenni...

Cutlass Drill

A sailor’s typical day on a Union Navy blockading ship was filled with drill; fire drill, general quarters, gun drill, small arms drill, and...

Ship Island-The Unsinkable Tender

To borrow a modern U.S. Navy term, each of the U.S.N's blockading squadrons needed a "forward deployed" base near the war zone...

New Feature on the CWN 150 Blog: Admiral's Row

New Admiral's Row Feature Circled in Red. It is always the goal of any successful business or organization to grow and attract/entice n...

Farragut Marker: Problem Solved?

Admiral Farragut Monument, Madison Square, NYC It was reported HERE at the end of August that the Knoxville area marker of Admiral David G. ...

Cape Hatteras Expedition

The bombardment of Fort Clark by Cumberland, Minnesota, and Wabash . On August 26, 1861, the U.S Navy and Army's expedition to Cape Hatt...

Even Old News is Good News

Here is a few interesting events and tidbits on the Civil War navies around the interwebs this past week: Photo Credit: Kate Taylor There w...