Primary Sources
Civil War Navies
The War Diary of John G. Morrison, Medal of Honor recipient for actions onboard the USS Carondelet »
A Union Captain's account of the Battle of Fort Henry »
Letter from Andrew Foote to Navy Secretary announcing surrender of Island No. 10, April 7, 1862 »
"The Destruction of the Albemarle," by William Cushing, U.S.N. »
Battle of Port Royal: Harper's Weekly, November 30, 1861 »
Letter from Navy Secretary to Lincoln about attack on Wilmington, NC, Oct. 28, 1864 »
Letter Nominating David Farragut for Promotion to Vice Admiral »
"Cruise and Combats of the Alabama," by executive officer John M. Kell »
"The Duel between the Alabama and the Kearsarge,"by John M. Browne, surgeon of USS Kearsarge »
Making of America:Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies »
Harper's Weekly: The Trent Affair »
Article in Farmers' Cabinet (New Hampshire), Nov. 22, 1861 »
Letter from Charles L. Wilson to William H. Seward, Nov. 27, 1861 »
Letter from Millard Fillmore to Abraham Lincoln, Dec. 16, 1861 »
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