This campaign began the Civil War career of ‘Unconditional Surrender’ Grant.

Something unusual occurred in the early morning darkness of January 31, 1863, when the Confederate ironclad rams, CSS Chicora and CSS Palmetto State, crossed the Charleston Bar and struck the Union ships guarding that blockade runners’ haven.

After the ironclad’s showdown with CSS Virginia on March 9, 1862, USS Monitor was considered the ‘little ship that saved the nation.’

CSS Nashville played an important role in the Confederate search for European recognition.

The Civil War introduced many new technologies to achieve victory in a total war.

The Civil War’s second major amphibious operation was the capture of Port Royal Sound on November 7, 1861.

Major General John Bankhead Magruder arrived in Texas in late October 1862 and immediately sought to regain the laurels he had earned on the Virginia Peninsula.

The Sumter’s cruise launched the career of one of the greatest commerce raider commanders in history.

The USS Roanoke was a Merrimack-class steam screw frigate built at the Gosport Navy Yard. When the Civil War erupted, Roanoke captured several blockade runners and fought during the March 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads.