Ironclad Revolution: The History, Discovery and Recovery of the USS Monitor

On the afternoon of March 8, 1862, the Confederate ironclad ram Virginia, built upon the burned-out hulk of the steam screw frigate Merrimack, crawled slowly into Hampton Roads to challenge the Union blockade of the Confederate coastline. Before nightfall, the Virginia had wreaked havoc upon the Uni...

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Main Author: Holloway, Anna Gibson
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: W&M ScholarWorks 2012
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539623591
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3382&context=etd