Union Navy in the Civil War: Difference between revisions

During the Civil War, several important naval actions made major impacts on the course of the war.  

A. Houghton, February 19, 1862 to June 9, 1865  

Abeona, April 12 to July 31, 1865  

Acacia, December 8, 1863 to May 12, 1865  

Adirondack, June 30 to July 19, 1862  

Admiral (Fort Morgan), February 5 to October 2, 1864  

Adolph Hugel, January 11, 1862 to June 17, 1865  

*Navy Department. Naval History Division, compiler. ''Civil War Naval Chronology''. 6 parts. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1961–65. {{FHL|588648|item|disp=FHL film 1550320}}. A chronological listing of the naval war and important events. <br>

*Silverstone, Paul H. ''Warships of the Civil War Navies]''. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1989. {{FHL|493772|item|disp=FHL book 973 M2sil}}. Gives brief service histories of naval vessels and includes many photographs of naval ships. <br>

*U.S. Navy Department. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=256214&disp=Official+records+of+the+Union+and+Confed++ Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion]''. 30 Volumes. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1894–1922. National Archives Microfilm Publication M275. {{FHL|256214|item|disp=FHL book 973 M2unr; films 1490058–88}}. Similar to the official records of the armies, it is known as the ORN (Official Records . . . Navy). Its two series contain reports and correspondence on the Northern blockade of Southern ports and on matters concerning the Confederate Navy. Volume 1, series II has an index to Union and Confederate ships, statistical data, and muster rolls of confederate vessels.