The naval engagements of the American Civil War changed the foundations of naval warfare due to the first-time use of ironclads and submarines, and the introduction of newer and more powerful naval artillery. The first shots of the naval war were fired on April 13, 1861, during the Battle of Fort Sumter, by the Revenue Service cutter USRC Harriet Lane and the final on June 22, 1865, by the Confederate raider CSS Shenandoah, in the Bering Strait, more than two months after General Robert E. Lee's surrender of the Confederate Army.

Battle of Hampton Roads	Battle of Hampton Roads	Engagement Between The "Monitor" And The "Merrimac"	The Monitor and Merrimac: The First Fight Between Ironclads
Battle of Cherbourg	Battle of the Kearsarge and Alabama	U.S.S. Kearsarge Sinking the Alabama
Battle of Mobile Bay	Battle of Mobile Bay	Battle of Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864	Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama