This is an alphabetical listing by author of all of Navy related works referenced on CivilWarTalk. It is not intended to be a comprehensive bibliography on all Civil War Navy works. The bibliography is divided into two sections, primary and secondary resources. Primary resources are my go-to references for all related articles, secondary resources are references I use when I need more detailed information on special subjects.

Primary Resources

Anderson, Bern. By Sea and by River: The Naval History of the Civil War. New York: Knopf, 1962.

Canney, Donald L. The Old Steam Navy, Volume 1. Frigates, Sloops, and Gunboats, 1815-1885. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1990.

Canney, Donald L. The Old Steam Navy, Volume 2. The Ironclads, 1842-1885. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1993.

------. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Edited by Richard Rush. 30 volumes. Washington, DC: GPO, 1895-1921.

Silverstone, Paul H. Civil War Navies, 1855-1883. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2001.

Wideman, John C. Civil War Chronicles, Naval Warfare. New York, NY: Metrobooks, 1997.

Hearn, Chester G. Naval Battles of the Civil War. San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press, 2000.

Secondary Resources

Paine, Lincoln P. Ships of the World. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1997.

Gallagher, Gary W. The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2002.