The Navy and the Civil War Instructor: Mark Schlegel Class: American History II Grade: 11

Click on a Picture to Learn More! The Battle of Hampton Roads Cushing Vs. C.S.S. Albermarle H.L. Hunley vs. U.S.S. Housatonic Other Naval Uses The Anaconda Plan Quiz

The Battle of Hampton Roads Often known as the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack. Fought off of the coast of Virginia on March 9th of 1862 First battle between two ironclads Ends in a draw Learn about the U.S.S. Monitor

The U.S.S. Monitor Commanded by Lieutenant John Worden Sat low in the water Had a rotating turret Designed by John Ericsson Quick and agile Learn more about the C.S.S. Virginia

The C.S.S. Virginia Salvaged from remains of the U.S.S. Merrimack Renamed the C.S.S. Virginia after being converted into an ironclad Commanded by Franklin Buchanan Taken command of by Catesby Jones after Buchanan was wounded Big and Slow Return to menu

The C.S.S. Albermarle One of the most successful ironclads of the Civil War Destroyed multiple Union Warships Able to go through shallow waters to hide Protected the mouth of the Roanoke River Learn about William Cushing

Cushing and his plan Lieutenant William B. Cushing had an idea to torpedo the Albermarle Meant taking a boat with an explosive on a pole and ramming it Took two small boats but only one made it to the target Learn about the battle

Sinking the Albermarle Cushing slipped through the Confederate defenses By the time they got there it was too late for the Confederates The torpedo successfully exploded Cushing’s boat was destroyed Cushing’s crew escaped through the woods Return to menu

The H.L. Hunley Designed to break the Union blockade in Charleston South Carolina World’s first successful attack submarine Commanded by Lieutenant Dixon Used a spar torpedo Ram the target Back away to detonate torpedo Learn about the battle

Hunley vs. U.S.S. Housatonic The Housatonic was a Union ship in the blockade The Hunley attacks at night Housatonic is successfully destroyed Hunley signals shore to confirm survival Hunley then disappears Learn about what happened

The Hunley is found The Hunley was found in 2000 It was on the opposite side of the Housatonic from shore Nobody knows why it sunk Currently being studied in Charleston, SC Return to menu

The Anaconda Plan Designed by General Winfield Scott Was supposed to choke the Confederacy like an Anaconda Massive blockade that ran along the Mississippi River through the Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic Coast Line Click to learn more about the Anaconda Plan

Attempts to break the blockade The blockade was held together by thousands of Union warships Some of these warships were nothing more than platforms with cannons There were several attempts to break the blockade with force but none succeeded Blockade Runners were men loyal to the Southern cause that would sneak through in order to get much needed supplies to the Confederacy Return to menu

Siege Both sides used their Naval forces to lay siege to forts and cities One of the most famous sieges of the war took place at Vicksburg, Mississippi where Union forces surrounded the city and bombed it for 47 days before they surrendered The Navy blocked off access to the city’s port and fired shells constantly Click here to learn about more uses of the Navy

Transport Both sides used ships to transport troops and supplies The North used transport ships more because they had the blockade to protect them A large number of troops were transported South from Northern states on transport ships They were also taken back to the North on ships to be taken care of if seriously wounded Ships also transported prisoners to prison camps Return to menu

What was the world’s first successful attack submarine? C.S.S. Virginia H.L. Hunley U.S.S. Monitor C.S.S. Albermarle

Incorrect The C.S.S. Virginia was a Confederate ironclad that was rebuilt from the wreckage of the U.S.S. Merrimack. It fought at the Battle of Hampton Roads. Click here to go back to the quiz

Correct! The H.L. Hunley was the world’s first successful attack submarine. It destroyed the U.S.S. Housatonic before mysteriously disappearing. Click here to continue

Incorrect The U.S.S. Monitor was a Union ironclad that fought at the Battle of Hampton Roads. Click here to try again

Incorrect The C.S.S. Albermarle was a Confederate ironclad that was destroyed by William B. Cushing. Click here to try again

Bibliography Civil War Trust. Hampton Roads. n.d. 11 November 2015. Potts, JR. The unsinkable CSS Albemarle was eventually done in on October 27th, 1864. 7 April 2014. 11 November 2015. Click here to finish the lesson