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 ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Anna Holloway tells the story of the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. Although this encounter ended in a draw, the battle became significant in ...

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 ...

On March 9, 1862, Confederate Navy ship CSS Virginia and Union navy ship USS Monitor met in battle off the coast of Virginia. Their clash was inconclusive, but the battle was the first time metal ...

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 ...

DINWIDDIE — While many Americans remember the famous land battles of the Civil War such as Gettysburg, Manassas or our own Petersburg Campaign, a large and equally important war was waged at sea.

The brass bell — most of it, anyway — has survived the Battle of Hampton Roads, a Portsmouth church fire and the melting pot of a Baltimore foundry. Now it’s tucked away in a Civil War exhibit at the ...

Legislation to strengthen the federal program that preserves and protects historic battlefields is making its way through Congress with bipartisan support and a good chance of becoming law. Sens. Tim ...