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naval warfare
Published: 10/27/25
An Unnamed Hero Revealed
Learn about the historic clash between USS Sassacus and CSS Albemarle, featuring the heroism of Union sailor James M. Hobby.
Published: 10/6/25
Under the “Damn the Torpedoes” Surface
A look at the origins of the monument to Admiral David G. Farragut in New York City's Madison Square Park.
Published: 3/31/25
CSS Hunley Reconsidered
What happened to the crew of the Confederate submarine Hunley? A scientist offers his expert opinion.
Published: 3/3/25
Cleaning Ironclads
A look at the process used to clean the ironclad monitor-class warships that made up the Union's South Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
Published: 12/30/24
The Loss of the “Monitor”
Explore the tragic story of the USS Monitor's loss in a storm off Cape Hatteras through the first-hand account of seaman Francis B. Butts.
Published: 3/9/23
Eyewitness to the Battle of Hampton Roads
Read about the Battle of Hampton Roads through the eyes of Lieutenant Samuel Dana Green in a captivating letter to his parents.
Published: 8/25/21
Unlike Anything That Ever Floated (2021)
A solid introduction to the Battle of Hampton Roads.
Published: 12/23/20
Defending the Arteries of Rebellion (2020)
An examination of the Confederate attempt to defend the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
Published: 7/25/20
An Infernal Machine
Read an article from Harper's Weekly about the discover of an "infernal machine," or mine, used against Union ships in the Potomac River.
Published: 7/22/20
In The Waves (2020)
A look at the scientifically based research project on the Confederate sub CSS Hunley.
Published: 2/5/20
British Blockade Runners in the American Civil War (2019)
A deep dive into the role of British blockade runners during the American Civil War.
Published: 1/8/20
“Our Little Monitor” (2018)
Discover the untold story of the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia in "Our Little Monitor," a captivating blend of maritime archaeology and historical research
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Published: 3/7/17
Battle of the Ironclads
Experience the historic Battle of the Ironclads: witness the clash between CSS Virginia and USS Monitor in 1862, a pivotal moment in naval warfare.
Published: 6/1/15
Trial of a Confederate Terrorist
John Yates Beall’s friends stirred up a hornet’s nest of protest over the death sentence he had been given by a military commission sitting on Governor’s Island in New York...
Published: 6/9/14
Hunter Davidson and the “Squib”
Hunter Davidson understood the Union Navy, having been in Federal service since 1841 as a teen-aged midshipman, a graduate of its Naval Academy and an instructor there, an officer who...
Published: 2/10/14
The Civil War on the Great Lakes
When President Jefferson Davis refused to sanction a plot to take the American Civil War to the Great Lakes in the winter of 1863, Confederate Navy Lieutenant Robert D. Minor...
Published: 12/2/13
“Destructionist and Capturer”
Navy Lieutenant W.T. Glassell was furious that his faithful service was being questioned when he landed in Philadelphia in early 1862. He was coming off a long tour that had...
Published: 9/30/13
The Civil War’s French Accent
In October 1862 during a wide-ranging meeting, the French Emperor Napoleon III asked Commissioner John Slidell why the Confederacy didn’t have a navy capable of breaking the blockade. The two...