Web Directory

» 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.
   http://www.nchistoricsites.org/neuse/neuse.htm

» CSS Palmetto State, Ironclad
   A history of the ironclad, with engavings and statistics.
   http://home.freeuk.com/gazkhan/palmetto_state.htm

» 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 Historical documents and bibliography pertaining to this famous Confederate ironclad.
   http://cssvirginia.org/

» Confederate Navy Index 
   Information about individuals who served in the Confederate Navy. From Library of Virginia collection.
   http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/collections/CN.html

» Confederate States Navy
   Dedicated to the memory of the gallant and too often unknown sailors and marines of the C.S. Navy.
   http://www.csnavy.org/

» 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 Wes
   http://www.wideopenwest.com/~jenkins/ironclads/ironclad.htm

» John Flack Winslow and the USS Monitor
   An historical site about Winslow, who personally paid for the construction of the USS Monitor after the Navy tried to derail the project.
   http://www.johnflackwinslow.com

» Merchant Marine in Civil War
   Role of the Union Merchant Marine, the Confederate raiders, and two African-American Mariner heroes: William Tillman and Robert Smalls.
   http://www.usmm.org/civilwar.html

» Naval Officers of the Civil War
   Galleries of pictures of nearly 400 officers who served in the sea services of the Union and Confederacy during the American Civil War.
   http://usncsn.fateback.com

» Navy Civil War Chronology
   Historical timeline of significant events from the Department of the Navy.
   http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/civilwar.htm

» North Carolina Squadron
   Extensive information on the ships, crews, and officers of the "mosquito fleet".
   http://ncsquadron.home.coastalnet.com/

» 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.
   http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/moa/browse.monographs/ofre.html

» Ships of the Confederate States: US Naval Historical Center
   This page provides links to all named ships of the Confederate States whose photos are available.
   http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-us-cs/csa-sh/csa-name.htm

» Ships, Blockades & Raiders
   Individual articles on some Union and Confederate vessels, Pook Turtles, the blockade, and blockade running.
   http://civilwar.bluegrass.net/ShipsBlockadesAndRaiders/index.html

» Smithsonian Magazine - Pieces of History
   Details on recent excavation of USS Monitor gun turrets and other artifacts.
   http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/history.html

» The American Civil War Naval War
   Articles, original documents, official records, that deal with Federal and Confederate Navies and their sailors.
   http://www.civilwarhome.com/navalwar.htm

» The Boat-Burners & the Steamer Sultana
   A look at the sabotage of the Sultana which caused 1800 deaths, mostly Union POWs returning north.
   http://www.civilwarstlouis.com/boatburners/index.htm

» The Sultana: Death on the Dark River
   Narrative and links about the Sultana disaster at the end of the U.S. Civil War.
   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genepool/sultana.htm

» The USS Monitor Center
   From the Mariner's Museum, explores the discovery and recovery of the Ironclad, plus its conservation, history, museum, and online shop.
   http://www.monitorcenter.org/

» U.S. Civil War Navies
   An extensive collection of articles, muster rolls and images of the Union and Confederate Naval Services.
   http://www.tfoenander.com/

» 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.
   http://www.americancivilwar.com/texas/galv.html

» United States Navy Uniform, 1864
   Description of the uniform for officers and enlisted men of the Union Navy in the Civil War, with illustrations of epaulets and collar devices.
   http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq59-8.htm

» United States Official Register 1861 - U.S. Navy
   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.
   http://www.americahurrah.com/OfficialRegister/Navy/Intro.htm

» Wars and conflicts of the U.S. Navy
   Main listing of historical topics on all time periods of naval history, including the Civil War, arranged chronologially.
   http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/index.html#anchor4162

» 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.
   http://www.csa-dixie.com/liverpool_dixie/index.htm