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Interview with Dr. James McPherson, author of the book, "War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865."

At the outset of the Civil War in April of 1861, the Abraham Lincoln administration faced military challenges ashore and afloat. The regular U. S...

Historian Roger Bailey discusses the revolution in naval weapons and propulsion that took place before the Civil War, and the rise of ironclads...

The Civil War in Four Minutes, Historian Eric Jacobson discusses the important battles and leaders of the Western Theater, and the significance of the...

HISTORIC MAP | Map of approaches to Mobile, Alabama, 1864

This page provides a brief summary of the Union victory at the Battle of Fort Blakely, fought from April 2-9, 1865.

BATTLE MAP | American Battlefield Trust's map of the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama on August 5, 1864

Along with the clash of ironclads in Hampton Roads and the duel between the Alabama and the Kearsarge off Cherbourg, France, the Battle of Mobile Bay...

A brief description of the developments in naval technology during the Civil War Era.