The 19th century was a time of dramatic global transformation. Monarchies were falling and democracies sprang up to replace them while many remaining monarchs saw their power diluted in favor of ...

1812 - During the War of 1812, Commodore John Rodgers leads a squadron onboard USS President off New York until she battles HMS Belvidera. The first shot of the War of 1812 is fired by USS President ...

American Civil War, CSS Virginia ramming the USS Cumberland Vintage engraving of a scene from the American Civil War, the ironcald CSS Virginia ramming the USS Cumberland. Cumberland was rammed and ...

After retreating Confederate troops blew up the CSS Virginia off Craney Island in 1862 and salvors carted remaining pieces away, the fearsome Southern ironclad was gone for good. Or was it? A recent ...

On March 9, 1862, Confederate Navy ship CSS Virginia and Union navy ship USS Monitor met in battle off the coast of Virginia. Their clash was inconclusive, but the battle was the first time metal ...

Last week, we explored one of the most interesting episodes recorded by a member of the 85th Pennsylvania Volunteers – an account of the ironship the CSS Virginia (the rebuilt USS Merrimac), ...