Civil War Notes

In the peace of Antietam National Cemetery, National Park Services

Gordon Thorsby

Apr 21, 20224 min read

Damn the Torpedoes? ...Close but Not Quite.

by Gordon Thorsby An August Morning at the Battle of Mobile Bay by William Heysham Overend Grant was stuck at Petersburg, Sherman seemed...

Gordon Thorsby

Apr 13, 20223 min read

An All Naval Fight at Plum Point Bend

by Gordon Thorsby On May 10, 1862, a naval only operation took place in an effort to finish breaking the hold on the northern Mississippi...

Gordon Thorsby

Feb 22, 20223 min read

The Sinking of Patapsco, Charleston Harbor

by Gordon Thorsby Passaic Class monitor January 15, 1865 From Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren Sir: I regret to inform the Department of the...

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