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Next, this room and author historian and author John Quarstein discusses the battle of mobile bay in august of 1864, and the leadership roles of Union Rear Admiral David Farragut and confederate admiral franklin buchanan. The resulted though battle andlted in Union Victory closed one of the last major ports. The victory, coupled with the fall of atlanta gave a boost to president abraham lincolns bid for reelection just a couple of months later. The museum of mariners hosted this 45 minute event. [applause] john there is an unseen battlefield in every human breast where two opposing forces meet...

Here at the U.S. Naval Institute, we have a legendary figure or two of our own.

HISTORIC TRIANGLE — Catch up on news and notes in brief from around the Historic Triangle and beyond. Sons of the American Revolution August Meeting The…

Their gravestones still rest alongside military housing; the name of a plantation remains on buildings. Their stories include conquest and colonization, revolution and a daring slave escape, Civil War blunders and federal land buyers in disguise.

A total of 26 Civil War Medals of Honor were awarded to Black service members in the Civil War -- 18 in the Army and eight for naval personnel.