Click here to see 22 guns that helped fight the Civil War. The guns of the Civil War were a major part of the evolution in American warfare, they set the tone and technology for future generations ...

CIVIL WAR NAVY Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook; ... the Monitor, which had a low, flat hull and a revolving iron gun turret.

The Civil War is the bloodiest conflict in U.S. history. It’s estimated that roughly 620,000 soldiers lost their lives over the course of the conflict, and even though roughly half of those ...

Title: Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 10 guns The first fight between iron clad ships of war, in Hampton Roads, March 9th 1862, in which the little "Monitor" whipped the ...

The guns at Drewry’s Bluff bought time for the Confederate Navy to obstruct the river with mines and ironclads. The James River defenses would not be challenged again until 1865.15 ...

Second Lt. Walter Thorn, who served with Company G of the 116th U.S. Colored Troops, recently was remembered at Henricus Historical Park. The Civil War Sesquicentennial event, held on Jan. 19 ...

Retropolis The Monitor’s mammoth guns are being searched for Civil War artifacts — and the bones of a cat. Barrels of the ship’s eight-ton naval guns are getting their first full scouring in ...

The guns’ development, testing, ... in even more detail than he did in his earlier works on Civil War naval arms—which enjoy wide acclaim. ...

What the Civil War Can Teach Us About Modern Naval Warfare. ... In Selma, Alabama, the Confederate Navy created a foundry to turn out these guns. Through their resourcefulness, ...