The Confederate States Navy (CSN) was the naval branch of the Confederate States Armed Forces, established by an act of the Confederate States Congress on February 21, 1861. [1] It was responsible for Confederate naval operations during the American Civil War against the United States's Union Navy.

This is a list of ships of the Confederate States Navy (CSN), used by the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865. Included are some types of civilian vessels, such as blockade runners, steamboats, and privateers which contributed to the war efforts by the CSN.

The specialty of our organization is to collect and catalog copies and originals of anything and everything, no matter how small and trivial, involving the Confederate States Navy and Marines (a part of the Navy) and to make this a one stop information center for serious researchers and anyone who will help promote the knowledge around the ...

The Navy of the Confederate States (CSN) was the Navy of the Confederate States of America. After the Confederacy established itself in 1861, the elected president , Jefferson Davis appointed Stephen Mallory as his Secretary of the Confederate Navy.

This is a list of ships of the Confederate States Navy (CSN), used by the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865. Included are some types of civilian vessels, such as blockade runners, steamboats, and privateers which contributed to …

Industrialization allowed the South to take advantage of, as well as contribute to, revolutionary changes that were occurring in naval warfare. The Confederacy would combat test mines (torpedoes), submarines, semi-submersibles (Davids), …

Feb 4, 2018 · Three major tasks were the protection of Confederate harbors, coastlines (from invasion) and attacking Union shipping worldwide, drawing them awau from the blockade. Besides this, there was no way such a tiny Navy, historically born from nothing and pitted against the whole of United States Navy.

The Department of the Navy was the Confederate Civil Service department responsible for the administration of the affairs of the Confederate States Navy and Marine Corps. [1] It was officially established on February 21, 1861.

May 22, 2020 · However, researchers can find some Confederate States Navy records in the following record groups. See Rolls 410–414 for files related to the Confederate States Navy. This microfilm has been digitized and made available on Fold3.com. See Rolls 13–19 for Confederate muster and pay rolls.

Confederate States Navy From the outset, the Confederate Navy was considered by many as a coastal defense force, operating under the jurisdiction of the Confederate Army.