Civil War Ships in the News Spring 2014
A Round Up of Civil War Era Ships in the News in the Spring of 2014 USS Monitor Restoration Resumes Ever since portions of the Union ironclad USS Monitor were recovered from the waters...
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Remains of Two Sailors From USS Monitor to be Buried in Arlington National Cemetery
The U.S. Navy announced on February 12th, 2013 that the remains of two sailors found in the turret of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery on March...
Battles of Fredericksburg, Prairie Grove, Chickasaw Bayou, and Stones River: December 1862
December 1862 in the Civil War After a relatively quiet November, the month of December 1862 saw significant fighting in several locations. After his late November victory at the Battle of Cane Hill in...
Jackson in the Shenandoah; Peninsula Campaign Continues; Confederates Evacuate Corinth, MS: May 1862
May 1862 in the Civil War After several Union victories in the west in April 1862, much of the fighting in May shifted to Virginia. After a string of defeats in the first four months...
The Destruction of the CSS Virginia May 1862
Following the historic clash between the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack) on March 9th, 1862, Virginia returned to port in Norfolk, Virginia for repairs and refitting. Besides repairing battle damage,...
Battles at Pea Ridge, AR, Kernstown, VA and New Bern, NC; USS Monitor vs. CSS Virginia; Confederate Invasion of New Mexico Stopped: March 1862
March 1862 in the Civil War As winter drew to a close, the fighting picked up on several fronts. The Union Armies continued the success they enjoyed in February with several victories in March. And...
Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky; Edwin M. Stanton Named Secretary of War: January 1862
150 Years Ago in the Civil War As the second year of the Civil War began, the main armies on both sides remained inactive for the most part. In Washington, President Abraham Lincoln continued to...