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Sailor and an Artist – Robert Weir of the USS Richmond

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Sheritta Bitikofer

Aboard the USS Richmond, floating just off Pensacola Bay, Third Engineer Robert F. Weir sat in his “little cosey, hot, office,” hard at work penning letters to his wife and composing sketches for Harpers Weekly. These letters, accompanied by doodles … Continue reading →

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Symposium Spotlight: Ambitions and Challenges of a Confederate Navy European Ironclad Squadron

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Neil P. Chatelain

Welcome back to our yearly spotlight series, highlighting speakers and topics for our upcoming symposium. Over the coming weeks, we will continue to feature previews of our speaker’s presentations for the 2022 Emerging Civil War Symposium. We’ll also be sharing … Continue reading →

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A Poet’s Perspective: Melville and The Stone Fleet

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Caroline Davis

I have a feeling for those ships,  Each worn and ancient one, With great bluff bows, and broad in the beam;  Ay, it was unkindly done.      But so they serve the Obsolete—      Even so, Stone Fleet! It was apparent from … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 11/14-11/20/16

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Emerging Civil War

Was the Union blockage of the South legal? Was it effective in the tactical objective of stopping commerce? Did it achieve the strategic goal of significantly reducing Confederate resources, morale, and military capability, and thereby facilitating victory?  

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“I could not answer for what might happen.” Part I

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Dwight Hughes

The Civil War was an intense international concern from the beginning. The neutrality—or lack thereof—by foreign powers was a decisive element in a conflict that might have spread beyond American shores. Both sides warred on enemy commerce; both American navies … Continue reading →

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