Tag Archives: navy

ECW Weekender: The USS Monitor Center

Posted on March 17, 2017 by

Have you ever been aboard a Civil War ironclad, or two? You can come close in The USS Monitor Center nestled in a beautiful setting at The Mariners’ Museum & Park, Newport News, Virginia. The Monitor Center is the official … Continue reading →

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Modern Photography: No Monuments on the Ocean

Posted on March 3, 2017 by

There are no monuments on the ocean, no crossroads in the great waters, no places echoing in heart and mind—Gettysburg, Shiloh, Chickamauga. But our Civil War ancestors were out there too and some of them still are. Names that resonate … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 2/27-3/5/17

Posted on February 27, 2017 by

Who is your favorite Civil War era admiral or captain? Why?

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On Location: The Hunley Center

Posted on February 14, 2017 by

No Civil War trip to Charleston, South Carolina, is complete without a trip to see one of the most famous—and mysterious—stories of the entire war. It also represents one of the greatest conservation stories related to the war, as well. … Continue reading →

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Rob and Bill and Blue & Gray

Posted on January 10, 2017 by

If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the latest issue of Blue & Gray magazine. The featured story this issue, the Potomac blockade, was written by ECW’s Rob Orrison and BIll Backus. Rob—a regular contributor at ECW—and Bill are … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 8/15-8/21/2016

Posted on August 15, 2016 by

What was the most important naval engagement or campaign of the war? Why?

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Sailors, Slaves, and Henry P. Moore

Posted on September 24, 2015 by

While doing some research for an upcoming post, I came across several photographs by Henry P. Moore, a New Hampshire artist who traveled to South Carolina in 1862. Like many of his colleagues, Moore capitalized on the outbreak of the … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: July 20, 2015

Posted on July 20, 2015 by

The Civil War began with a battle over possession of Charleston Harbor, and ended with the surrender of the CSS Shenandoah. Why, then, is the Civil War’s naval aspect so neglected?

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Presentations From the 2014 Emerging Civil War Symposium-Christopher Kolakowski

Posted on June 23, 2015 by

As we gear up for this year’s Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, we wanted to share this presentation from last years ECW Symposium. As you may recall, we were honored to have C-SPAN cover our first major symposium. Below is … Continue reading →

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A Distant Confederate Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2014 by

Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Dwight Hughes. The CSS Shenandoah, the most remote and loneliest outpost of the beleaguered Confederacy, surged around the Cape of Good Hope and into the Indian Ocean about equidistant between Madagascar to … Continue reading →

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