Navies
Navies Links
- Monitor National Marine Sanctuary The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is a marine protected area containing the remains of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor, which sank off Hatteras, NC in 1862.
- CSS Neuse State Historic Site Resembling a river barge, this Confederate ironclad built to help an attempt to regain control of the Neuse River was destroyed by its crew in 1865 when Union forces captured Kinston NC.
- Torpedoes in the Civil War The Civil War was the first war in which the widespread use of torpedoes played a large part in its tactics of naval warfare. This page offers photographs and information on several different kinds of torpedoes.
- Union Navy Deaths Table showing U.S. Navy personnel who died in Civil War. From the Washington DC Daily National Intelligencer.
- Association of Sultana Descendants and Friends Information about the tragic maritime disaster, in which the grossly overloaded transport sank at the end of the Civil War. Includes eyewitness accounts.
- Sinking of the Ironclad USS Monitor A survivor's recollection of the loss of the historic Union ironclad ship Monitor in a gale off Cape Hatteras following the American Civil War.
- When Liverpool Was Dixie True story of what happened in Liverpool, England during the years 1861-1865. In memory of Commander James Dunwoody Bulloch CSN, the man responsible for the Florida, Alabama, and the Shenandoah, plus a host of other vessels.
- USS Cairo Gunboat The U.S.S. Cairo was part of a group of powerful ironclads and on them rested in large part, Northern hopes to regain control of the lower Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
- CSS Sumter Roster of the Confederate cruiser Sumter. Includes some biographical information.
- Confederate Navy Index Information about individuals who served in the Confederate Navy. From Library of Virginia collection.
- Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion A compilation published under the direction of the Secretary of Navy, Superintendent of Naval War records, and Robert H. Woods in 1894. From Cornell University's Making of America Project.
- Sultana Tragedy - Passenger List Sinking of the Union transport Sultana was America's worst maritime disaster, but was eclipsed by Lincoln's death. Search the 2,090 name passenger manifest
- History of the H.L. Hunley The US Navy's page on the history of this Confederate submarine.
- The American Civil War Naval War This website is designed to provide the reader with a brief insight into a little known aspect of the late Rebellion, The Naval War.
- C.S.S. Hunley Submarine Recovery Information News and information on the recovery of this Confederate submarine.
- The Hunley Project Information on the Sons of Confederate Veterans CSS H.L. Hunley Project, concerning the submarine that launched the era of undersea war during the US Civil War.
- CSS Virginia Previously known as USS Merrimack, the CSS Virginia is known for the historic battle against the Monitor. Historical documents and bibliography pertaining to this famous Confederate ironclad.
- Confederate States Navy This site is dedicated to the memory of the gallant and too often unknown sailors and marines of the C.S. Navy.
- The USS Monitor Learn about the USS Monitor, an ironclad Civil War warship.
- Navies in the Civil War Quite a few photographs, links, and information pertaining to the role that navies played in the Civil War.
- Union Blockade of Galveston Harbor The U.S. Navy began a blockade of Galveston Harbor in July 1861, but the town remained in Confederate hands for the next 14 months. This page also includes a "Civil War Exhibit" and timeline.
- Ironclad Attack Against Ft. Sumter, 1863 Although not successful, this attack by Union ironclads on the well-fortified Ft. Sumter was a daring move.
- Ironclads and Blockade Runners For the navies, the American Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when Fort Sumter was fired upon and ended on June 23, 1865 with the official raising of the blockade. However, the first shots of the war were really those fired at the steamer Star of the West as she approached Charleston Harbor on January 9, 1861 and the cruiser CSS Shenandoah did not finally haul down her flag until November 7, 1865.
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