Newly Renovated Civil War Naval Exhibition
Channel Islands Maritime Museum, Oxnard, CA.—The museum has officially opened its newly renovated Civil War naval exhibition. Exhibitions and Collections Manager Olivia Williamson says, “Some folks are still unaware that…
Sailor’s Pockets: An Exhibition — Submitted By Derek Manov
Channel Islands Maritime Museum, Oxnard, CA.—“Sailor’s Pockets” is an exhibit taking a close look at the odd, intimate, and useful objects sailors carried with them at sea. Sailors endured cramped…
Resource Spotlight: Henry Walke’s Postwar Reminiscences By Neil P. Chatelain
The commanding officer of a warship is wholly responsible for the vessel and sailors under his command. Such responsibility requires officers with unparalleled attention to detail, a trait that benefitted…
CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center Opens Temporary Exhibit
Andrew Duppstadt, Education & Interpretation Supervisor, NC Historic Sites, September 15, 2021, Kinston, NC—On Saturday, September 4, the CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center opened a new temporary exhibit titled,…
Resource Spotlight: Official Records of the Civil War Navies By Neil P. Chatelain
Perusing the notes section in articles about naval forces in the U.S. Civil War likely means you have seen the acronym ORN listed many times. These three letters represent the…
Resource Spotlight: Court of Inquiry Contextualizes the Loss of New Orleans By Neil P. Chatelain
In April 1862, David G. Farragut led a U.S. naval squadron up the Mississippi River. His forces, ocean-steaming warships, improvised gunboats, and mortar vessels, invested Forts Jackson and St. Philip…
Resource Spotlight: Confederate Naval Uniform Regulations By Neil P. Chatelain
In the naval service, uniforms are both a formalized sign of rank and position, as well as utilitarian. Uniforms sailors wore daily typically helped them in the performance of their…
Resource Spotlight: Alfred T. Mahan at Port Royal By Neil P. Chatelain
The brothers Thomas F. and Percival Drayton are commonly referenced in the Battle of Port Royal Sound, the first major Union naval victory that secured a base of operations for…
Resource Spotlight: Du Pont Reacts to Charleston Ironclad Attack By Neil P. Chatelain
Flag Officer Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont commanded the Union’s South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, responsible for the coast from South Carolina to the tip of Florida. He was not at…
Resource Spotlight: Stephen Blanding’s Training as a Ship’s Boy By Neil P. Chatelain
Stephen F. Blanding’s book Recollections of a Sailor Boy: or Cruise of the Gunboat Louisiana (click title to download book) recounts his experiences as Ship’s Boy, and later Carpenter’s Mate.…
