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Wars and conflicts of the U.S. Navy - http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/index.html#anchor4162
Main listing of historical topics on all time periods of naval history, including the Civil War, arranged chronologially. |
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Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion - http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/moa/browse.monographs/ofre.html
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. |
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CSS Neuse State Historic Site - http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/neuse/neuse.htm
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. |
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The USS Monitor Center - http://www.monitorcenter.org/
From the Mariner's Museum, explores the discovery and recovery of the Ironclad, plus its conservation, history, museum, and online shop. |
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Ships of the Confederate States: US Naval Historical Center - http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-us-cs/csa-sh/csa-name.htm
This page provides links to all named ships of the Confederate States whose photos are available. |
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Merchant Marine in Civil War - http://www.usmm.org/civilwar.html
Role of the Union Merchant Marine, the Confederate raiders, and two African-American Mariner heroes: William Tillman and Robert Smalls. |
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United States Navy Uniform, 1864 - http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq59-8.htm
Description of the uniform for officers and enlisted men of the Union Navy in the Civil War, with illustrations of epaulets and collar devices. |
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CSS Virginia - http://cssvirginia.org/
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 Historical documents and bibliography pertaining to this famous Confederate ironclad. |
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United States Official Register 1861 - U.S. Navy - http://www.americahurrah.com/OfficialRegister/Navy/Intro.htm
The names, force, and condition of all ships and vessels belonging to the United States, when and where built as of September 30, 1861,and index to Captains, with duty or station and place of birth. |
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Confederate States Navy - http://www.csnavy.org/
Dedicated to the memory of the gallant and too often unknown sailors and marines of the C.S. Navy. |
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The Sultana: Death on the Dark River - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genepool/sultana.htm
Narrative and links about the Sultana disaster at the end of the U.S. Civil War. |
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The American Civil War Naval War - http://www.civilwarhome.com/navalwar.htm
Articles, original documents, official records, that deal with Federal and Confederate Navies and their sailors. |
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Ironclads and Blockade Runners - http://www.wideopenwest.com/~jenkins/ironclads/ironclad.htm
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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U.S. Civil War Navies - http://www.tfoenander.com/
An extensive collection of articles, muster rolls and images of the Union and Confederate Naval Services. |
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The Boat-Burners & the Steamer Sultana - http://www.civilwarstlouis.com/boatburners/index.htm
A look at the sabotage of the Sultana which caused 1800 deaths, mostly Union POWs returning north. |
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When Liverpool Was Dixie - http://www.csa-dixie.com/liverpool_dixie/index.htm
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. |
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Ships, Blockades & Raiders - http://civilwar.bluegrass.net/ShipsBlockadesAndRaiders/index.html
Individual articles on some Union and Confederate vessels, Pook Turtles, the blockade, and blockade running. |
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Union Blockade of Galveston Harbor - http://www.americancivilwar.com/texas/galv.html
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. |
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Confederate Navy Index - http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/collections/CN.html
Information about individuals who served in the Confederate Navy. From Library of Virginia collection. |
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John Flack Winslow and the USS Monitor - http://www.johnflackwinslow.com
An historical site about Winslow, who personally paid for the construction of the USS Monitor after the Navy tried to derail the project. |