THE U.S. NAVY IN THE CIVIL WAR: An brief but excellent description of the Navy's role in the war.
THIS WEEK IN THE CIVIL WAR: A week-by-week chronicle of war-related events of 1862. Presented through the use of pertinent ORs, augmented by background information.
A REVELATION OF WAR: CIVILIANS IN HARDIN COUNTY, TENNESSEE, SPRING, 1862: A very interesting and in-depth look at conditions and events before, during and after the Battle of Shiloh, including Naval participation.
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR With in-depth information (including artwork, maps and OR's) on Naval participation in battles at Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, New Madrid/Island 10, Ft. Pillow and the "Red River Campaign."
IRONCLADS AND BLOCKADE RUNNERS: Includes history, information and pictures of ships and commanders and descriptions of ordnance.
A COMPILATION OF LETTERS FROM THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS, NURSES, POLITICIANS, MINISTERS AND JOURNALISTS FROM THE NEWSPAPERS OF THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF MASSACHUSETTS: A huge collection of letters and newspaper accounts describing the war in the language of the times.
THE BATTLE OF ARKANSAS POST (FT. HINDMAN): A detailed description of the Army/Navy assault with background info.
FT. DONELSON PHOTO ALBUM: Current and period images.
THE BATTLE OF FT. HENRY (TN): As experienced by Pvt. George Wesley Byrd, Co. B, 1st TN Art., C.S.A.
THE BATTLE OF HELENA, AR: A detailed description of the Army/Navy defense against Confederate attack with background info.
A FAILED ATTACK ON FORT PEMBERTON: Union Soldier's account of the Yazoo Pass Expedition.
CSS ARKANSAS: A somewhat biased--but otherwise accurate--account of the Confederate Ram's history and encounters with the Union Navy.
USS BARON DE KALB: Brief history, photo of current wreck site and description of restoration efforts.
USS CAIRO: Brief history of the ill-fated ironclad and pictures of it's remains at the Vicksburg National Park.
USS CRICKET: Brief history and picture.
USS EASTPORT: Description of the vessel and its history.
USS PEOSTA: A description of the vessel's service on the Tennessee River, compiled from her Deck Logs for 1863, 1864, and 1865.
USS PETREL: The story of her capture. Accompanied by Confederate and Union OR's.
USS PETREL: Another version of the capture as told by Edwin Bearss. Includes maps of the vessel positions.
FORT DeRUSSY: Complete history, with maps, of the Confederate fort on the Red River in Louisiana.
RESEARCH RESOURCES - Data oriented:
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WEB SITE includes information on Civil War battles indexed by state and by campaign. (NOTE: This is no longer a link because the URL of the site has changed 3 times since November of '97 and I got tired of trying to keep up with it. Use your favorite search engine.)
DESCRIPTIONS OF CIVIL WAR SHIP TYPES
DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN NAVAL FIGHTING SHIPS ONLINE Under construction, but contains information on many Union Vessels. NOTE: The site owners are looking for volunteers to transcribe DANFS entries.
INDEX OF CIVIL WAR NAVAL FORCES: Includes links to history, information, some Ships' Rosters and pictures.
INDEX OF CIVIL WAR INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET From the U.S. Civil War Center.