The Confederate states adopted radical solutions to counter the naval superiority of their opponents. One of the more successful solutions they adopted was the

The lifeblood of the Confederacy, the blockade runners of the Civil War usually began life as regular fast steam-powered merchant ships. They were adapted for t

The Civil war may be mainly remembered for its infamous land battles, such as Gettsyburg, Manassas, and Shiloh, but its naval engagements announced a new kind o

Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because they represented only a small percentage of total forces, the Union and Confederate navies we

A tale of intrigue about the attempts of the Confederacy to build a navy in Britain.