Foundations of Naval Power
In 1845, Secretary George Bancroft established the Naval School in this city and state.
What is Annapolis, Maryland?
This industrial innovator was awarded the contract to design the Union’s radical new ironclad, the USS Monitor.
Who is John Ericsson?
This city-class ironclad, along with the Tyler, helped split the Confederacy in half during the Mississippi campaign.
What is the St. Louis (later known as the DeKalb)?
Robert Blake was serving as a steward on this gunboat when he performed the heroic actions that earned him the Medal of Honor.
What is the USS Marblehead?
The Union’s massive naval blockade covered this many total miles of Confederate coastline.
What is 3,550 miles?
This is the year the Naval School was officially renamed the United States Naval Academy.
What is 1850?
This specific ironclad was sunk by a naval mine at Mobile Bay, prompting Farragut’s famous command.
What is the USS Tecumseh?
This Tennessee city was the site of the "only real fleet action of the war," resulting in the destruction of the Confederate Navy.
What is Memphis?
This officer assumed command of the CSS Virginia after Commander Franklin Buchanan was wounded.
Who is LT Catesby Jones?
This September 1862 engagement stands as the bloodiest one-day action of the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Antietam Creek?
Commodore Stockton’s Pacific Squadron was instrumental in capturing this future state during the war with Mexico.
What is California?
This specific architectural feature on the Monitor was designed to protect the ship’s screw and rudder.
What is the overhang?
Rear Admiral David Porter’s successful riverine operations were defined by a partnership with these two Union Generals.
Who are Generals Grant and Sherman?
This percentage represents the portion of the Union Navy that was comprised of African American sailors.
What is 15%?
The "Anaconda Plan" targeted this many Southern harbors to ensure the economic strangulation of the Confederacy.
What is 189?
Commodore Perry used these two technologically advanced steamers during his 1852 mission to Japan.
What are the Mississippi and the Susquehanna?
John Ericsson’s innovative naval designs incorporated this many new patents to redefine the Navy’s operational reach.
What is 40?
These geographical features initially prevented effective naval bombardment of the Vicksburg fortress.
What are high bluffs?
This Lieutenant took over command of the USS Monitor during the Battle of Hampton Roads after LT Worden was injured.
Who is LT Samuel Greene?
The liberation of enslaved persons by the Navy was eventually codified by this constitutional amendment in 1865.
What is the 13th Amendment?
To maintain discipline after flogging was outlawed, Commodore Perry utilized these two specific methods to improve crew morale.
What are theatrical productions and increased rations?
This Confederate Secretary of the Navy was forced to rely on "technical improvisation" to counter the North's industrial depth.
Who is Stephen Mallory?
This is the total number of Confederate troops that surrendered at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863.
What is 31,000?
This Captain, younger brother to a hero of the War of 1812, commanded the naval forces during the landing at Veracruz.
Who is Matthew C. Perry?
This Major moved his regiment into the indefensible Fort Sumter under the cover of darkness six days after South Carolina seceded.
Who is Major Robert Anderson?