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.

Monitor and Merrimac
Battle between the ironclads Monitor and Merrimac. ...

Moultrie, Fort
"Siege of Charleston, S. C. Bombardment of Fort Moultrie and Batteries Bee and Beauregard by the monitors and Ironsides, September 7th-9th, 1863. The bombardment of Fort Moultrie and the bat...

Nashville, Destruction of
"Destruction of the famous Confederate privateer Nashville, in the Ogeechee River, Ga., by the Federal ironclad Montauk, Captain Worden, February 28th, 1863. Captain Worden's report: 'T...

Naval Battle
"Naval action between the United States war steamer Mississippi and the Confederate iron-cased floating battery ram and other steamers, off the mouth of the Pass A L'outre, New Orleans, January...

Naval Battle of the Mississippi, The Great
Passage of the second division of the Federal Squadron past Fort St. Philip. On April 24, 1862 at three o'clock in the morning, the greater part of Commodore Farragut's squadron passed the forts throu...

Naval Battle on the Mississippi, The Great
First day's bombardment, Federal Schooners off Forts Jackson and St. Philip, commanding the passage of the river. The Federal offensive force consisted of six sloops of war, sixteen gunboats and twent...

Ogeechee River
"Reconnoissance in the great Ogeechee River, near Ossabaw Sound, Ga., by the ironclad monitor Montauk, Captain Worden, and other Federal gunboats, January 27th, 1863. A reconnoissance in force...

Percussion Torpedo
The torpedoes used by the Confederates were various in form and construction. The most efficient ones were the galvanic and percussion. The percussion or "sensitive" ones exploded by the act of forcib...

Pirate's Decoy, The
"'The Pirate's Decoy' Captain Semmes, of the Confederate privateer Alabama, decoying ships toward him by burning a prize vessel. The plan that Captain Semmes adopted to bring fish to his net w...

Port Royal Ferry
"Successful attack of a detachment of the Federal forces, under General Stevens, supported by four gunboats of the fleet, on the Confederate fortifications on and near Port Royal Ferry, January 1st, 1...

Pulaski, Fort
"The bombardment of Fort Pulaski, second day, Friday, April 11th, 1862. General Quincy A. Gilmore took personal command of Tybee Island on the 20th of February, 1862, and at once began construction o...

Quaker City
"The Quaker City, one of the Potomac Flotilla, engaging Confederate dragoons in Lynn Haven Bay, near Cape Henry, Va. The Quaker City, Commander Carr, one of the United States Flotilla o...

Rams, Battle of the
"The Battle of the Rams at Memphis, June 6, 1862."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895...

Red River Expedition
The Red River Campaign or Red River Expedition consisted of a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana during the American Civil War. Pictured here is the fleet passing the dam....

Sabine
"Disabling and capture of the Federal gunboats Sachem and Clifton, in the attack on Sabine Pass, Tex., September 8th, 1863. One of the objects of this expedition was to take Sabine City...

Second Naval Battle
"Second naval battle in Hampton Roads- fight between the Federal ironclad Monitor, of two guns, and the Confederate iron-plated steamers Merrimac, Yorktown, and Jamestown, carryin...

Shannon
"Firing on the schooner Shannon, laden with ice, from the battery on Morris Island, Charleston Harbor, S. C., April 3rd, 1861."— Frank Leslie, 1896...

Ship Island
"Ship Island, near the mouth of the Mississippi- United States war steamer "Mississippi" firing on a Confederate steamer." —Leslie, 1896...

Siege of Island
"Siege of Island No. 10, on the Mississippi River- night bombardment by the Federal mortar boats, ten o'clock P. M., March 18th, 1862. On the 16th of March, 1862, the mortar fleet and the gunboats, c...

Torpedo Boat
A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle.
Top: A, platform; B, torpedo; C, water tight pine box; D, pin to be drawn.
Lower: A, vessel at...

Torpedo Net
The steam-vessels were protected by torpedo-nets formed of ropes weighted with iron or lead, and furnished with hooks to catch the little submarine mines. These nets were hung from spars placed athwar...

Varuna, Last Broadside of the
The sinking Varuna, a Union ship....

Weehawken and Atlanta, Battle Between the
Naval battle between the Union Weehawken and Confederate Atlanta....

Yazoo River, Combat at
"Desperate naval combat between the Confederate iron-plated ram Arkansas and the Federal gunboat Carondelet, at the mouth of the Yazoo River, Tuesday, July 15th, 1862. Next to the ever-...

York, Burning of
"A detachment of United States sailors from the gunboats Albatross and Gemsbok burning the contraband vessel York. Mouth of Rogue's inlet, near Beaufort, N. C., January 23rd, 186...

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	Monitor and Merrimac Battle between the ironclads Monitor and Merrimac. ...
	Moultrie, Fort "Siege of Charleston, S. C. Bombardment of Fort Moultrie and Batteries Bee and Beauregard by the monitors and Ironsides, September 7th-9th, 1863. The bombardment of Fort Moultrie and the bat...
	Nashville, Destruction of "Destruction of the famous Confederate privateer Nashville, in the Ogeechee River, Ga., by the Federal ironclad Montauk, Captain Worden, February 28th, 1863. Captain Worden's report: 'T...
	Naval Battle "Naval action between the United States war steamer Mississippi* and the Confederate iron-cased floating battery ram and other steamers, off the mouth of the Pass A L'outre, New Orleans, January...*
	Naval Battle of the Mississippi, The Great Passage of the second division of the Federal Squadron past Fort St. Philip. On April 24, 1862 at three o'clock in the morning, the greater part of Commodore Farragut's squadron passed the forts throu...
	Naval Battle on the Mississippi, The Great First day's bombardment, Federal Schooners off Forts Jackson and St. Philip, commanding the passage of the river. The Federal offensive force consisted of six sloops of war, sixteen gunboats and twent...
	Ogeechee River "Reconnoissance in the great Ogeechee River, near Ossabaw Sound, Ga., by the ironclad monitor Montauk, Captain Worden, and other Federal gunboats, January 27th, 1863. A reconnoissance in force...
	Percussion Torpedo The torpedoes used by the Confederates were various in form and construction. The most efficient ones were the galvanic and percussion. The percussion or "sensitive" ones exploded by the act of forcib...
	Pirate's Decoy, The "'The Pirate's Decoy' Captain Semmes, of the Confederate privateer Alabama, decoying ships toward him by burning a prize vessel. The plan that Captain Semmes adopted to bring fish to his net w...
	Port Royal Ferry "Successful attack of a detachment of the Federal forces, under General Stevens, supported by four gunboats of the fleet, on the Confederate fortifications on and near Port Royal Ferry, January 1st, 1...
	Pulaski, Fort "The bombardment of Fort Pulaski, second day, Friday, April 11th, 1862. General Quincy A. Gilmore took personal command of Tybee Island on the 20th of February, 1862, and at once began construction o...
	Quaker City "The Quaker City, one of the Potomac Flotilla, engaging Confederate dragoons in Lynn Haven Bay, near Cape Henry, Va. The Quaker City, Commander Carr, one of the United States Flotilla o...
	Rams, Battle of the "The Battle of the Rams at Memphis, June 6, 1862."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895...
	Red River Expedition The Red River Campaign or Red River Expedition consisted of a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana during the American Civil War. Pictured here is the fleet passing the dam....
	Sabine "Disabling and capture of the Federal gunboats Sachem* and Clifton, in the attack on Sabine Pass, Tex., September 8th, 1863. One of the objects of this expedition was to take Sabine City...*
	Second Naval Battle "Second naval battle in Hampton Roads- fight between the Federal ironclad Monitor, of two guns, and the Confederate iron-plated steamers Merrimac, Yorktown, and Jamestown, carryin...
	Shannon "Firing on the schooner Shannon, laden with ice, from the battery on Morris Island, Charleston Harbor, S. C., April 3rd, 1861."— Frank Leslie, 1896...
	Ship Island "Ship Island, near the mouth of the Mississippi- United States war steamer "Mississippi" firing on a Confederate steamer." —Leslie, 1896...
	Siege of Island "Siege of Island No. 10, on the Mississippi River- night bombardment by the Federal mortar boats, ten o'clock P. M., March 18th, 1862. On the 16th of March, 1862, the mortar fleet and the gunboats, c...
	Torpedo Boat A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. Top: A, platform; B, torpedo; C, water tight pine box; D, pin to be drawn. Lower: A, vessel at...
	Torpedo Net The steam-vessels were protected by torpedo-nets formed of ropes weighted with iron or lead, and furnished with hooks to catch the little submarine mines. These nets were hung from spars placed athwar...
	Varuna, Last Broadside of the The sinking Varuna, a Union ship....
	Weehawken and Atlanta, Battle Between the Naval battle between the Union Weehawken and Confederate Atlanta....
	Yazoo River, Combat at "Desperate naval combat between the Confederate iron-plated ram Arkansas* and the Federal gunboat Carondelet, at the mouth of the Yazoo River, Tuesday, July 15th, 1862. Next to the ever-...*
	York, Burning of "A detachment of United States sailors from the gunboats Albatross* and Gemsbok burning the contraband vessel York. Mouth of Rogue's inlet, near Beaufort, N. C., January 23rd, 186...*