Showing posts with label Navy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Navy. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
The 9th Year and 4022nd Post of This Blog
Well, I guess I missed the big 4000th post.
But this is now the 9th year of this blog and this is the 4022nd post. It started in 2012.
This blog grew out of my Saw the Elephant: The Civil War blog. When it comes to the war, I am a bigger naval fan and I saw that the other blog was beginning to be the main part so started this one.
It was also the sesquicentennial of the Civil War.
The sign-off names (Old B-Runner and Old B-R'er) come from the blockade running, and, of course, I'm a bit old.
--Old B-Runner
Friday, September 22, 2017
Civil War Naval Innovations
Tomorrow, the McHenry County Civil War Round Table discussion group meets at Panera Bread in Crystal lake, Illinois, to talk about Civil War innovations.
Me being a Navy guy, I went with Naval innovations.
1. Gun turret
2. ironclads
3. Monitors
4. mines, both land and water
5. submarines
6. coal torpedoes
7. Disease warfare-- yellow fever
8. commerce raiders
9. Whitworth cannons and rifles
10. Armstrong guns
11. Large and small-scale Army-Navy cooperation.
Well, and John Ericsson was an innovation all by himself.
--Old B-Runner
Monday, March 20, 2017
Presentation Tonight on Fort Fisher Medals of Honor-- Part 1
From the Federal Point Historical Preservation Society.
On Monday, March 20, 2017, today, there will be a presentation on the Medals of Honor Recipients of the Lower Cape Fear" given by John Mosely at the Federal Point History Center at 7:30 p.m.. The Center is located at 1121-A North Park Blvd., adjacent to the Carolina Beach, N.C., Town Hall.
The Medal of Honor was created as a top honor for bravery by the U.S. Congress in the summer of 1861. During the course of the war, and after it, 1,523 of the medals were awarded to members of the Union Army and Navy.
Between June 1864 and the end of January 1865, 72 of these were given to sailors and Marines at Fort Fisher. During the war, a total of 17 were awarded to Marines and 6 were given at Fort Fisher. These all were earned on the beach attack by the Union sailors and Marines on January 15, 1865.
A Lot of MoHs. --Old B-Runner
On Monday, March 20, 2017, today, there will be a presentation on the Medals of Honor Recipients of the Lower Cape Fear" given by John Mosely at the Federal Point History Center at 7:30 p.m.. The Center is located at 1121-A North Park Blvd., adjacent to the Carolina Beach, N.C., Town Hall.
The Medal of Honor was created as a top honor for bravery by the U.S. Congress in the summer of 1861. During the course of the war, and after it, 1,523 of the medals were awarded to members of the Union Army and Navy.
Between June 1864 and the end of January 1865, 72 of these were given to sailors and Marines at Fort Fisher. During the war, a total of 17 were awarded to Marines and 6 were given at Fort Fisher. These all were earned on the beach attack by the Union sailors and Marines on January 15, 1865.
A Lot of MoHs. --Old B-Runner
Friday, May 17, 2013
So, How Much Do You Know About the Naval War?
From the Civil War Talk Naval Forum. There was a vote to determine how many people felt they were knowledgeable about different aspects of the Naval part of the war.
The Blockade and Blockade-Runners-- 44%
Confederate Cruisers-- 37%
Confederate Naval Operations in Europe-- 28%
Western River Operations-- 54%
Eastern Operations-- 40%
Monitor and Merrimack (CSS Virginia)-- 61%
Other Ironclads-- 56%
Submarines-- 49%
Torpedoes-- 30%
I voted and had to say that I am somewhat knowledgeable in all these areas, but I continue to learn, with a lot of it from this blog. For example, I had never heard of the cruiser CSS Georgia before I wrote about it recently.
How About You? --Old B-Runner
The Blockade and Blockade-Runners-- 44%
Confederate Cruisers-- 37%
Confederate Naval Operations in Europe-- 28%
Western River Operations-- 54%
Eastern Operations-- 40%
Monitor and Merrimack (CSS Virginia)-- 61%
Other Ironclads-- 56%
Submarines-- 49%
Torpedoes-- 30%
I voted and had to say that I am somewhat knowledgeable in all these areas, but I continue to learn, with a lot of it from this blog. For example, I had never heard of the cruiser CSS Georgia before I wrote about it recently.
How About You? --Old B-Runner
Monday, April 22, 2013
How Much Do You Know About the Navy in the Civil War?
Very much like the War of 1812, the naval aspect of the Civil War is largely unknown to most people. However, this is the part I find the most interesting, a big reason why I do this blog.
At home, I have almost three shelves of Civil War Navy books along with a lot of other bits and pieces of information.
Actually, it was the Battle of Fort Fisher in North Carolina that started my interest in the Civil War, and with its huge naval aspect, not too surprising that I would be interested in it. Plus, growing up during the Centennial, the ironclad CSS Neuse was raised from the Neuse Rver, which also got me interested in ironclads.
Guess I didn't have much of a chance.
Old B-Runner
At home, I have almost three shelves of Civil War Navy books along with a lot of other bits and pieces of information.
Actually, it was the Battle of Fort Fisher in North Carolina that started my interest in the Civil War, and with its huge naval aspect, not too surprising that I would be interested in it. Plus, growing up during the Centennial, the ironclad CSS Neuse was raised from the Neuse Rver, which also got me interested in ironclads.
Guess I didn't have much of a chance.
Old B-Runner
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