1) http://www.civilwarhome.com/navalengagements.html

2) http://www.civilwarhome.com/navalwar.htm

3) http://www.multied.com/navy/cwnavalhistory/Index.html

4) www.history.navy.mil/wars/civilwar.htm

5) americanhistory.about.com/ od/civilwarmenu/a/cause_civil_war.html

6)http://wiki.answers.com/Q/FAQ/1810

7) nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ tserve/nattrans/ntuseland/essays/amcwar.html

"There is really no crisis except an artificial one...If the great American people will only keep their temper, on both sides of the line, the trouble will come to an end"

- Abraham Lincoln made this statement on February 15, 1861, while en-route to his inauguration