Tag Archives: USS Merrimack

Sunk In The Mill Pond: The Fate of the Ironclad Models

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

The model vessels floated quietly on the millpond water. On the bank, the boys aimed their toy cannon. They’d finally found a target that wouldn’t shoot back and would keep them from getting a scolding. Or so they thought… After-all, … Continue reading →

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Watching the “Merrimac”

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Dwight Hughes

One of the joys of a historian is finding that perfect eye-witness account of momentous events, one that puts you alongside our ancestors and sees through their eyes. The following is just such a viewpoint. “IN March, 1862, I was … Continue reading →

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Ironclad Superweapons of the Civil War: USS Monitor and CSS Virginia

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Dwight Hughes

The clash of the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia in Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862 is considered a revolutionary event in naval warfare, but neither vessel quite lived up to the ambitious expectations of its sponsors. On a hot … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: The USS Monitor Center

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Dwight Hughes

Have you ever been aboard a Civil War ironclad, or two? You can come close in The USS Monitor Center nestled in a beautiful setting at The Mariners’ Museum & Park, Newport News, Virginia. The Monitor Center is the official … Continue reading →

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