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U.S. Civil War Navies.
A Collection of Articles, Muster Rolls and Images of the Union and Confederate Naval Services. |
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USS Agawam on the James River, Virginia, 1864.
(Image courtesy, Naval Historical Center collection.) |
CSS Florida at Brest, France.
(Image No. #NH49994, Naval Historical Center collection.)
Click on image to view a larger version. |
by Terry Foenander.
A Disclaimer: All images, transcriptions and other items have been reproduced from sources as noted at the appropriate page and any similarities to items contained in other publications or on other Internet sites is purely coincidental and unintentional.
An Important Notice On Sources Utilised: All web sites shown here have always been properly and correctly cited for the sources utilised. There has never been, nor will there ever be, any plagiarism involved. All accusations of plagiarism are a distortion of the truth by those who need to find out the true definition of the word. As stated previously, all sources of material used have been properly and correctly cited.
| United States Navy. |
Joseph Wareham: His Life and Service.
A biography of a Union Navy sailor who settled and died in New Zealand, based on official documentation, and excluding any form of assumption, myth or legend. |
| Complete List or Muster Roll of the Crew of the United States Steamer "Memphis", on the 1st day of July, 1863. |
| South Atlantic Blockading Squadron General Orders, Issued by Flag Officer Samuel F. Du Pont. |
| John Condon, Acting Ensign, United States Navy. |
| Naval Skirmishes 2: The USS Eureka at Urbana, Virginia, April 21, 1864. |
| Complete Muster Roll of the Crew of the USS Juniata, December 31, 1864. |
| Muster Roll of the USS New Ironsides, April, 1863. |
| Muster Roll of the USS Monitor, February-December, 1862. |
The "USS Chenango" Boiler Explosion, April 15, 1864.
An account of a little known disaster aboard a Union warship. |
| Union Navy Medal of Honor Recipients: Fact Files. |
| Loss of the USS Lavender. |
| Crew of the USS Tecumseh, April - August, 1864. |
| Galvanized Tars: Confederate Prisoners of War Who Enlisted in the Union Navy. |
| CS Personnel Who Were Appointed Union Navy Pilots. |
| Carrying Dispatches Through Enemy Lines. |
| Summary of Civil War Decklogs, Available at the National Archives. |
| List of officers and men of the USS Morning Light. |
| The USS Kearsarge in Sydney, August-September, 1869. |
U.S.S. Agawam, or U.S.S. Mackinaw?
An examination of a photograph of what is described as the USS Agawam, but in actual fact, is another vessel, in that class of gunboats. |
| U.S. Naval Officers' Pay Table. |
| Naval Skirmishes 1: Capture of a Crew from the USS Cambridge, November 17, 1862. |
| Fire and Brimstone - Aboard the USS Cayuga at Forts Jackson & St. Philip. |
| Complete Descriptive Muster Roll of the Crew of the USS Brooklyn, on the 31st day of December, 1864. |
| Pets and Mascots in the Union Navy. |
General Courts Martial and Courts of Inquiry of the Navy Department.
Includes links to several cases from these microfilmed transcripts. More transcripts will be added at a later date. |
| Charles E. Chenery, Assistant Paymaster, USS Narragansett
Civil War and post-war Naval images from a family album. |
| Charles E. Chenery, Assistant Paymaster, USS Narragansett
Page 2.
More Naval images from the Chenery family album. |
| Charles E. Chenery, Assistant Paymaster, USS Narragansett
Page 3.
Final lot of Naval images from the Chenery family album. |
| Veterans Of The American Civil War Buried In Australia |
| Philip Strack, USS Potomac |
| United States Marine Corps Deserters' Notice |
| Brief History of the USS Agawam In The Civil War |
| Roster of The USS Agawam |
| ENSIGN Newsletter No1 No2 No3 |
| Asians In The Civil War |
| U.S. Marine Corps Officers Who Died During The War |
| Australasians in The Union Navy |
| USN Veterans Burial Sites
Large file - will take a while to download. |
| USN Officers Statistics |
| USN Native Americans |
| USN Manuscript Resources |
| Destruction on the James River |
| Deaths in the Union Navy
Large file - will take a while to download. |
| Sailors Letters |
| An Invitation to Battle |
| Theft Aboard the USS Baron De Kalb |
| Nationalities of U.S. Naval Officers |
| Research Guide: Civil War Navies |
| Admiral David D. Porter's General Order No. 184 (relating to the activities of the Confederate Torpedo Bureau) |
| Complete Descriptive Muster Roll of the Crew of the U.S.S. Minnesota on the First day of January, 1865 |
| Complete Descriptive List or Muster Roll of the Crew of the U.S. Steamer Florida, October 1, 1863 |
| Complete List or Muster Roll of the Crew of the U.S. Steam Frigate Niagara, December 31, 1864 |
| Complete Descriptive List or Muster Roll of the Crew of the U.S. Gunboat Commodore Morris, March 31, 1864 |
| Complete Descriptive Muster Roll of the Crew of the U.S. Flag Ship Hartford on the First day of July, 1864 |
| Qualifications and Character of Some Union Naval Officers |
| Treachery of a Union Gunboat Commander |
| James Daniel Sefton, Captain's Clerk, USS Vincennes |
| The U.S. Sloop of War Preble
An article on the history of the vessel by Robin Moore. |
| Two Young Sailors
An article by researcher, Ed Milligan. |
| Peter Williams of the USS Monitor |
| Pay Scale of the Union Navy Enlisted Man, 1864 |
| Civil War Photo Essay No. 2: Engineering Officers of the USS Hunchback.
Research into the Identities of Naval Officers on the Vessel. |
| USS Miami Gun Crew Often Misidentified as Being Aboard the USS Mendota.
A comparison of two Naval images taken from the same camera position. |
Confederate States Navy.
This segment may also be viewed as a separate single page by clicking here. |
| Saved By His Brother. |
| The Tragic Death of Master's Mate Samuel Keene. |
| Blockade Running By Officers of the Royal Navy. |
| Francis Nathaniel Bonneau: "The Most Daring Blockade Runner." |
| CSS Shenandoah Shipping Articles. |
| Regulations for the Confederate States School-ship Patrick Henry. |
| Regulations for the Navy of the Confederate States, 1862. |
| Muster Roll of the Confederate States Steamer Chattahoochee, June, 1863. |
| Crew of the CSS Macon, December, 1864 - April, 1865. |
| CSS Atlanta Trivia: A Collection of Facts and Figures Relating to the Battle at Wassaw Sound, June 17, 1863. |
| Photo of the CSS Alabama in Singapore Harbor - A Second Copy. |
| List of Officers and Enlisted Personnel of the CSS Nashville, September-December, 1861. |
| The Case for Granting a Pension to John O'Brien, Blockade Runner. |
| Letter of Robert D. Minor, March 18, 1862. |
| Statement of John B. Patrick, of the CSS Albemarle. |
| List of Personnel Belonging to the Confederate States Navy, Captured at Arkansas Post, January 12, 1863. |
| Muster Roll of the CSS Tallahassee. |
| Four Deserters from the CSS Savannah. |
A View of the Fight With the Alabama, From a Rebel Stand-Point.
An English born Confederate Sailor's Account of the Fight at Cherbourg, on June 19, 1864, which includes the incredible, but unverified statement that Ship's Carpenter, William Robinson, actually shot himself in the breast, when he saw the fight going badly for the CSS Alabama. |
| List of Prisoners of the CSS Atlanta, Captured on June 17, 1863. |
| CSN Prisoners at Fort Warren. |
| Letters Sent by the Medical Officer, C.S.S. FLORIDA, December 28, 1863 - July 31, 1864. |
| The Execution of John Yates Beall, CSN. |
Lieutenant Dixon's Lucky Coin.
A newspaper report of an item found aboard the recently retrieved H.L. Hunley. |
| Deaths of Confederate States Naval Officers Outside the Continental United States. |
| Samuel Beard Risien: From the CSS Alabama to the Titanic. |
| Construction of the CSS Virginia. |
| An Account of the Death of Lieutenant Aeneas Armstrong, CSN. |
Personnel of the Privateer Jeff Davis.
Personnel list of this quasi Navy vessel. |
An Account of the Recapture of the S.J. Waring.
The ghastly and brutal slaying of three members of the prize crew placed on this vessel by the privateer Jeff Davis. |
| Captain Henry Mulrenan's Florida Volunteer Coast Guard.
Although this was not a regular Confederate States Navy unit, many of the members went on to later CSN service. |
| Confederate States Naval and Other Maritime Prisoners Held at Fort Delaware.
A List Contributed by Dan Cashin of the Fort Delaware Society. |
| CSS Tallahassee Makes Daring Escape.
An article by Halifax native, Ron Low. |
| Peter Umstead Murphey, Lieutenant, CSN. |
| Pay Rates for Confederate Enlisted Sailors, CSS Alabama, November, 1862. |
| Personnel Captured Aboard the CSS Bombshell, May 5, 1864. |
| Confederate States Army to Navy Transfers. |
| Harper Poe, Landsman, CSS DREWRY. |
| Lewis Wiggins, Signal Quartermaster, CSS SHENANDOAH. |
| A Previously Unrecorded Confederate Naval Surgeon. |
| CSN Personnel Burial Sites. |
| Tragic Explosion Aboard the CSS CHATTAHOOCHEE. |
| CSN & CSMC Personnel, A-G. |
| CSN & CSMC Personnel, H-M. |
| CSN & CSMC Personnel, N-S. |
| CSN & CSMC Personnel, T-Z. |
| Raphael Semmes in Singapore. |
| African American CSN Officer. |
| CSN Trivia. |
| Seizure of Myers and Tunstall at Tangiers. |
| Deaths in the Confederate Navy During the War. |
| General Orders No. 1, Savannah Station, CSN. |
| CSS WEBB: Her Final Days. |
| William Kenyon, Confederate States Marine. |
| Francis Tuft, CSN. |
| Personnel of the Engineers Department, CSS FLORIDA, June 27, 1864. |
| Register of Confederate Naval Patients in the Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1861. |
| Register of Confederate Naval Patients in the C.S. Hospital Ship "ST. PHILIP" at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1861-1862. |
| Lt. Beverly Kennon Admits His Fondness of Alcohol. |
| Indiscretion Aboard the CSS FLORIDA. |
| Service Aboard the CSS VIRGINIA. |
| List of Officers and Crew of the CSS FLORIDA. |
| CSS SUMTER Roster. |
| Muster Roll of the CSS SEA BIRD. |
| Descriptive List of the Crew of the Confederate States Steamer TENNESSEE. |
| Port and Starboard Watch Bills, CSS ARCTIC, August, 1862. |
| Lionel Vogel's Account of the CSS FLORIDA. |
The "Other" CSS Alabama: The Deceit of a Self Proclaimed Expert on the Confederate States Navy.
How a so called "highly respected" researcher was able to dupe so many, for so long, and is still doing so. |
| William Marvel's CSS Alabama Crew List: An Appraisal of the Sources. |
| Clarence Randolph Yonge: Some Myths Exposed. |
| Additional, Non-Navy Related Pages: |
A Litany of Errors.
How webpage biographies created by a member of the American Civil War Round Table of Queensland show several persons indicated to have been Civil War veterans, but who have been proven to be otherwise, as well as other errors. |
| False History of the Civil War: The "Historical Marker" at Franklin Park, Columbus, Ohio. |
List of Deaths of C.S. Army Personnel in Cassville, Georgia Hospitals.
Only includes deaths occurring in the period between October, 1863, and March 25, 1864. |
| Military Hospitals In And Around Washington, 1864. |
| Tom Dooley, and Other Interesting Snippets From the Pages of North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865. |
| Mass Executions in the Confederate Armies. |
| The Execution of Captain Jazeb R. Rhodes, CSA. |
| Sentenced to Death: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William H. White, CSA. |
| Civil War Photo Essay No. 1. |
Deaths in the Melbourne Hospital.
(Non Civil War related pages by the same author.) |
Index of 19th Century Photographic Portraits.
A list of some of the identified photographs of 19th century personnel, from this author's collection, mainly Australian, and nearly all cartes de visite. |
Darling Downs Obituaries, 1886.
A transcription of the obtuaries from the Toowoomba (Queensland, Australia) "Chronicle" for 1886. Also includes links to the obituaries for 1887 (now complete) and 1888 (still being updated). |
Connections.
(Links to other sites of a similar nature.) |
| The author would like to request that descendants of any Union or Confederate Navy personnel contact him at tfoenander@hotmail.com, and provide him with particulars of your USN/CSN ancestors, and their final resting place, for inclusion in separate USN and CSN databases, now being compiled. Any information provided is very much appreciated. |
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| This site is constantly updated, and we invite you to return at regular intervals to view future additions. Thank you for your kind patronage. |
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| The author welcomes any comments, criticism, queries and well wishers. Contact address shown below. |
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© Terry Foenander.
E-mail: tfoenander@hotmail.com
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