Navy Birthday and October Updates

Today marks the 236th birthday of the United States Navy. Revolutionary War hero and first President George Washington said it best when de...

Destruction of a Blockade Runner

It’s characteristically the larger or more significant engagements that make it into the history books and articles on the Civil War Navies,...

Civil War Navy Overview

In preparation for tonight's Navy Day 2011 event at Portsmouth Medical Center (pictures to follow soon), I created a short overview clip...

Harvest Moon Marker

From the Georgetown, South Carolina Sun News : Georgetown has its fair share of history and 57 state Historical Markers to prove it. This we...

The Hatteras Expedition - One More Time

CWN 150 Blogger Gordon has provided coverage of the US Navy’s first big operation of the Civil War, the Hatteras Expedition, in two prior po...

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...