Navy secretary Gideon Welles fretted about the safety of California after the outbreak of war in 1861. The…
On November 10, 1862, from a camp in the vicinity of Thibodaux, Louisiana, Capt. Henry Huse sat…
The sturdy paddle wheels of the Star of the West beat rhythmically against the waters of the Atlantic as…
The need for Union warships to support the massive Southern blockade prompted the re-commission of mothballed vessels. One of…
Loyal and true firemen “were always on hand at the first tap of the alarm bell,” announced one Northern…
In southeastern Virginia during the spring of 1863, rebel artillerists entrenched on high…
Midshipman Frank Beville was taken prisoner during the evening of March 14, 1863. Hostile forces overpowered the 18-year-old…
Heavy cannon fire erupted at daylight on September 17, 1862, and soon after Capt. William…
One evening in the spring of 1863, a detachment of Union sailors moved stealthily…