Tag Archives: John L. Worden

Recruiting the Crew: Iron Men for Iron Ships

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Dwight Hughes

Both Civil War navies faced severe recruiting shortages in that first war year and indeed throughout the conflict. The U. S. Navy expanded tenfold, competing for enlistees not only against the army but also alongside the burgeoning, more lucrative, and … Continue reading →

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Around We Go: In the Monitor Turret

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Dwight Hughes

Lieutenant Samuel D. Greene, USN, had a problem. He was encased within a dim, claustrophobic, metal drum—20 feet in diameter—behind eight layers of bolted and riveted 1-inch-thick iron plates in charge of two immense 11-inch Dahlgren shell guns, each 13 … Continue reading →

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