No one had to guess who had the strongest navy when the Civil War started. The Union boasted 42 ships, while the Confederacy had none. And both sides knew the struggle might be won or lost by the ...

AT NOON ON MARCH 8, 1862, a 13-year-old Irish immigrant, watching from the ramparts at Fort Monroe, noticed a line of thick black smoke creeping along behind Sewells Point toward Hampton Roads. John O ...

1812 - During the War of 1812, Commodore John Rodgers leads a squadron onboard USS President off New York until she battles HMS Belvidera. The first shot of the War of 1812 is fired by USS President ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Tane Casserly provided a history of the USS Monitor, the CSS Virginia, and the Battle of Hampton Roads. This was a virtual event hosted by the ...

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Exactly 145 years after the USS Monitor faced the Confederate ship CSS Virginia in the first clash of ironclads, a $30 million center dedicated to the Union vessel opened Friday in ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) - Chef Kevin Roberts from The Black Sheep shares his signature battleship sub sandwich, piled high with Fried Chicken Livers, Cabbage, Granny Smith Apples and Remoulade Sauce. The ...

On March 8, 1862, a large, slow-moving and unwieldy Confederate ship steamed toward the blockading Union vessels posted at Hampton Roads, outside of Virginia’s James River. The rebels made a beeline ...

Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier welcomes speakers William Waldrop and Mike Nusbaum on Thursday Jan. 2, at 7 p.m. as they speak to the Petersburg Civil War ...

The CSS Virginia and other artifacts are exposed under this barn behind the National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus. Ben Wright [email protected] The National Civil War Naval Museum at ...