Faces of the Civil War Navies bull run Art of War: The Matt

Art of War: The Matt Cranford Collection

Navy Line Officers

In Camp at Brandy Station

friends and comrades in arms

Maynard carbines

Faces of the Civil War Navies bull run Art of War: The MattArchival images and biographical sketches of common sailors on both sides of the conflict reveal the human side of the Civil War. During the American Civil War, more than one hundred thousand men fought on ships at sea or on one of Americas great inland rivers. There were no large scale fleet engagements, yet the navies, particularly the Union Navy, did much to define the character of the war and affect its length. The first hostile shots roared from