The U.S. Navy and the American Civil War

Friday, July 18  |  12pm – 1pm  |  Presented by: Aaron Rowland, Management and Program Analyst, Naval History and Heritage Command

The American Civil War was fought in thousands of places, including on the high seas, on the coasts, and in the harbors. The Anaconda Plan of 1861 set in motion events that allowed the Northern armies operating against the south to complete their stranglehold of the Confederacy. As a result, the American Civil War introduced several modern aspects of warfare including blockading of southern ports, economic impacts on foreign markets, introductions of ironclads and submarines, and riverine warfare creating a lasting legacy on military operations.