HISTORY OF THE U S NAVY - THE CIVIL WAR, PT 1

Duration: 19 min

Year Published: 1958

Creator: Department of the Navy (Department of Defense)

Color: Color

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Traces the most significant events of the opening years of the Civil War, 1861-62, after comparing the resources of both sides, and explains the basic Naval strategy. Major events portrayed include the Monitor-Merrimack combat, the Tightening Blockade, the Battle of New Orleans, and joint Army-Navy operations on the coast and in inland waters.