1861-1865 Civil War Naval Battles

1861-1865 Civil War Naval Battles

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Clipart illustrations of naval battles that were fought between the Union and Confederacy during the American Civil War.

Acquia Creek
"The attack upon the batteries at the entrance of Acquia Creek, Potomac River, by the United States vessels Pawnee, Yankee, Thomas Freeborn, Anacosta, and Resolute, ...

Alabama
"The sinking of the Alabama."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895...

Alabama, The
The Alabama was a Confederate man-of-war built by the British. It served as a commerce raider attacking Union ships....

Albemarle, Destruction of the
William Barker Cushing was an officer in the United States Navy, best known for sinking the Confederate ironclad CSS Albemarle during a daring nighttime raid on October 27, 1864....

Anglia
"The anglo-Confederate steamer Anglia, captured off Bull's Bay, twenty-five miles north of Charleston, S. C., by the United States gunboats Restless and Flag, Sunday, October 19th...

Anne
"Capture of the British steamer Anne laden with arms and munition of war for the Confederates, by the United States gunboat Kanawha, acting master partridge, from under the guns of Fort ...

Ariel
"Capture of the United States mail steamer Ariel, Captain Jones, off the east end of Cuba, by the pirate Alabama ('290'), Captain Semmes, December 7th, 1862. Report of the first officer...

Aries
"Capture of the Anglo-Confederate steamer Aries off Bull's Bay, near Charleston, S. C., by the United States gunboat Stettin."— Frank Leslie, 1896...

Banks Expedition
"The Banks Expedition- scene on the hurricane deck of the United States transport North Star- the soldiers of the Forty-first Massachusetts Regiment writing home to their friends, upon their ar...

Banks Expedition
"The Banks Expedition- scene on the levee, Baton Rouge, La. Contrabands unloading military stores from the United States transport North Star, over the Mississippi steamer Iberville. T...

Banks's Expedition
"Banks's Expedition- Executive Officer Parker, of the United States gunboat Essex, hoisting the national standard on the state capitol, Baton Rouge, La., on its occupation by the Federal forces...

Baton Rouge, Burning of
"Banks's Expedition- burning of the state capitol of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Tuesday night, December 30th, 1862."— Frank Leslie, 1896...

Birch, Harvey
"Burning of the American merchantman "Harvey Birch," of New York, Captain Nelson, in the British Channel, by the Confederate Steamer "Nashville," Captain Peagrim, November 17th, 1861. On the 17th of ...

Che-Kiang
"The Banks Expedition- a Confederate Schooner running into the United States transport Che-Kiang, off the Florida reefs, on the night of December 11th, 1862, with the intention of sinking her. ...

Cherbourg, Victory off
"The naval victory off Cherbourg, France, June 19th, 1864- the pirate Alabama Captain Semmes, sunk after an engagement of one hour by the United States steamer Kearsarge, Captain Winslow...

Commodore Barney
"The war in Virginia. Explosion of a torpedo under the Commodore Barney, on James River, August 4th, 1863. A reconnoissance was made up James River, on the 4th of August, 1863, by the gunboat...

Confederate Gunboats, Burning of
"Burning of the Confederate gunboats, rams, etc., at New Orleans and Algiers, on the approach of the Federal fleet." — Frank Leslie, 1896...

Cumberland
"The sinking of the frigate Cumberland by the Merrimac in Hampton Roads, March 8, 1862."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895...

Destruction of the Alabama
Destruction of the Confederate cruiser Alabama at Cherbourg, France....

First Naval Battle
"First naval battle in Hampton Roads between the Confederate iron-plated steamers Merrimac, Yorktown, and Jamestown, and the Federal wooden sailing frigates Cumberland and Cong...

Fort Fisher Troop Landing
The landing of troops at Fort Fisher during the American Civil War....

Fort Henry, Bombardment of
"Bombardment of Fort Henry, Tennessee River, Tenn., by the Mississippi Flotilla, Flag Officer Foote, February 6th, 1862. Flag Officer Foote's official report- United States Flagship Cincinatti, off F...

Fort Henry, Bombardment of
"Bombardment of Fort Henry, Tennessee River, Tenn., by the Mississippi Flotilla, Flag Officer Foote, February 6th, 1862. Flag Officer Foote's official report- United States Flagship Cincinatti, off F...

Fort Henry, Bombardment of
"Bombardment of Fort Henry, Tennessee River, Tenn., by the Mississippi Flotilla, Flag Officer Foote, February 6th, 1862. Flag Officer Foote's official report- United States Flagship Cincinatti, off F...

Fort Henry, Bombardment of
"Bombardment of Fort Henry, Tennessee River, Tenn., by the Mississippi Flotilla, Flag Officer Foote, February 6th, 1862. Flag Officer Foote's official report- United States Flagship Cincinatti, off F...

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	Acquia Creek "The attack upon the batteries at the entrance of Acquia Creek, Potomac River, by the United States vessels Pawnee, Yankee, Thomas Freeborn, Anacosta, and Resolute, ...
	Alabama "The sinking of the Alabama."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895...
	Alabama, The The Alabama was a Confederate man-of-war built by the British. It served as a commerce raider attacking Union ships....
	Albemarle, Destruction of the William Barker Cushing was an officer in the United States Navy, best known for sinking the Confederate ironclad CSS Albemarle during a daring nighttime raid on October 27, 1864....
	Anglia "The anglo-Confederate steamer Anglia, captured off Bull's Bay, twenty-five miles north of Charleston, S. C., by the United States gunboats Restless* and Flag, Sunday, October 19th...*
	Anne "Capture of the British steamer Anne* laden with arms and munition of war for the Confederates, by the United States gunboat Kanawha, acting master partridge, from under the guns of Fort ...*
	Ariel "Capture of the United States mail steamer Ariel, Captain Jones, off the east end of Cuba, by the pirate Alabama* ('290'), Captain Semmes, December 7th, 1862. Report of the first officer...*
	Aries "Capture of the Anglo-Confederate steamer Aries* off Bull's Bay, near Charleston, S. C., by the United States gunboat Stettin."— Frank Leslie, 1896...*
	Banks Expedition "The Banks Expedition- scene on the hurricane deck of the United States transport North Star- the soldiers of the Forty-first Massachusetts Regiment writing home to their friends, upon their ar...
	Banks Expedition "The Banks Expedition- scene on the levee, Baton Rouge, La. Contrabands unloading military stores from the United States transport North Star, over the Mississippi steamer Iberville. T...
	Banks's Expedition "Banks's Expedition- Executive Officer Parker, of the United States gunboat Essex, hoisting the national standard on the state capitol, Baton Rouge, La., on its occupation by the Federal forces...
	Baton Rouge, Burning of "Banks's Expedition- burning of the state capitol of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Tuesday night, December 30th, 1862."— Frank Leslie, 1896...
	Birch, Harvey "Burning of the American merchantman "Harvey Birch," of New York, Captain Nelson, in the British Channel, by the Confederate Steamer "Nashville," Captain Peagrim, November 17th, 1861. On the 17th of ...
	Che-Kiang "The Banks Expedition- a Confederate Schooner running into the United States transport Che-Kiang, off the Florida reefs, on the night of December 11th, 1862, with the intention of sinking her. ...
	Cherbourg, Victory off "The naval victory off Cherbourg, France, June 19th, 1864- the pirate Alabama* Captain Semmes, sunk after an engagement of one hour by the United States steamer Kearsarge, Captain Winslow...*
	Commodore Barney "The war in Virginia. Explosion of a torpedo under the Commodore Barney, on James River, August 4th, 1863. A reconnoissance was made up James River, on the 4th of August, 1863, by the gunboat...
	Confederate Gunboats, Burning of "Burning of the Confederate gunboats, rams, etc., at New Orleans and Algiers, on the approach of the Federal fleet." — Frank Leslie, 1896...
	Cumberland "The sinking of the frigate Cumberland* by the Merrimac in Hampton Roads, March 8, 1862."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895...*
	Destruction of the Alabama Destruction of the Confederate cruiser Alabama at Cherbourg, France....
	First Naval Battle "First naval battle in Hampton Roads between the Confederate iron-plated steamers Merrimac, Yorktown, and Jamestown, and the Federal wooden sailing frigates Cumberland and Cong...
	Fort Fisher Troop Landing The landing of troops at Fort Fisher during the American Civil War....
	Fort Henry, Bombardment of "Bombardment of Fort Henry, Tennessee River, Tenn., by the Mississippi Flotilla, Flag Officer Foote, February 6th, 1862. Flag Officer Foote's official report- United States Flagship Cincinatti, off F...
	Fort Henry, Bombardment of "Bombardment of Fort Henry, Tennessee River, Tenn., by the Mississippi Flotilla, Flag Officer Foote, February 6th, 1862. Flag Officer Foote's official report- United States Flagship Cincinatti, off F...
	Fort Henry, Bombardment of "Bombardment of Fort Henry, Tennessee River, Tenn., by the Mississippi Flotilla, Flag Officer Foote, February 6th, 1862. Flag Officer Foote's official report- United States Flagship Cincinatti, off F...
	Fort Henry, Bombardment of "Bombardment of Fort Henry, Tennessee River, Tenn., by the Mississippi Flotilla, Flag Officer Foote, February 6th, 1862. Flag Officer Foote's official report- United States Flagship Cincinatti, off F...