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Download or read book The Engagement between the Monitor and Merrimac written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dwight Sturtevant Hughes
Publisher : Savas Beatie
ISBN 13 : 1611215269
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Unlike Anything That Ever Floated written by Dwight Sturtevant Hughes and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the American Civil War naval battle, the first confrontation between two Ironclads, featuring accounts from men who lived through it. “Ironclad against ironclad, we maneuvered about the bay here and went at each other with mutual fierceness,” reported Chief Engineer Alban Stimers following that momentous engagement between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (ex USS Merrimack) in Hampton Roads, Sunday, March 9, 1862. The day before, the Rebel ram had obliterated two powerful Union warships and was poised to destroy more. That night, the revolutionary—not to say bizarre—Monitor slipped into harbor after hurrying down from New York through fierce gales that almost sank her. These metal monstrosities dueled in the morning, pounding away for hours with little damage to either. Who won is still debated. One Vermont reporter could hardly find words for Monitor: “It is in fact unlike anything that ever floated on Neptune’s bosom.” The little vessel became an icon of American industrial ingenuity and strength. She redefined the relationship between men and machines in war. But beforehand, many feared she would not float. Captain John L. Worden: “Here was an unknown, untried vessel . . . an iron coffin-like ship of which the gloomiest predictions were made.” The CSSVirginia was a paradigm of Confederate strategy and execution—the brainchild of innovative, dedicated, and courageous men, but the victim of hurried design, untested technology, poor planning and coordination, and a dearth of critical resources. Nevertheless, she obsolesced the entire U.S. Navy, threatened the strategically vital blockade, and disrupted General McClellan’s plans to take Richmond. From flaming, bloody decks of sinking ships, to the dim confines of the first rotating armored turret, to the smoky depths of a Rebel gundeck—with shells screaming, clanging, booming, and splashing all around—to the office of a worried president with his cabinet peering down the Potomac for a Rebel monster, this dramatic story unfolds through the accounts of men who lived it in Unlike Anything That Ever Floated. Praise for Unlike Anything That Ever Floated “Hughes’s blow-by-blow account of the March 8–9 fighting at Hampton Roads can be considered among the finest short-form narrative treatments of those events. . . . [It] resides in the top rank of ECW series volumes.” —Civil War Books and Authors “What makes Hughes’s account so engrossing is that it is written in much the way as a novel.” —Civil War News
Author : Ellsberry Valentine White
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Total Pages : 92 pages
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Download or read book The First Iron-clad Naval Engagement in the World written by Ellsberry Valentine White and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Snow
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476794200
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)
Download or read book Iron Dawn written by Richard Snow and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An utterly absorbing account of one of history’s most momentous battles” (Forbes) that not only changed the Civil War but the future of all sea power—from acclaimed popular historian Richard Snow, who “writes with verve and a keen eye” (The New York Times Book Review). No single sea battle has had more far-reaching consequences than the one fought in Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 1862. The Confederacy, with no fleet of its own, took a radical step to combat the Union blockade, building an iron fort containing ten heavy guns on the hull of a captured Union frigate named the Merrimack. The North got word of the project, and, in panicky desperation, commissioned an eccentric inventor named John Ericsson to build the Monitor, an entirely revolutionary iron warship. Rushed through to completion in just one hundred days, it mounted only two guns, but they were housed in a shot-proof revolving turret. The ship hurried south from Brooklyn, only to arrive to find the Merrimack had already sunk half the Union fleet—and would be back to finish the job. When she returned, the Monitor was there. She fought the Merrimack to a standstill, and, many believe, saved the Union cause. As soon as word of the fight spread, Great Britain—the foremost sea power of the day—ceased work on all wooden ships. A thousand-year-old tradition ended and the naval future opened. Richly illustrated with photos, maps, and engravings, Iron Dawn “renders all previous accounts of the encounter between the Monitor and the Merrimack as obsolete as wooden war ships” (The Dallas Morning News). Richard Snow brings to vivid life the tensions of the time in this “lively tale of science, war, and clashing personalities” (The Wall Street Journal).
Author : Elijah Wilson Flake
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333438333
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (383 download)
Download or read book Battle Between the Merrimac and the Monitor (Classic Reprint) written by Elijah Wilson Flake and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Battle Between the Merrimac and the Monitor Rimac during the engagement between her and the three wooden ships that blockaded the James River, and also the next day between the Merri mac and the Monitor. The Merrimac was also called The Virginia and the Monitor was also called The Ericson Battery. There being so many survivors and last survivor of the Merri mac, 1 wish to prove my claim by living witnesses that l was one of the boys who took part in the first battle between iron clads in the history of the world. By calling on Mr. W K. Boggan, our Clerk of the Superior Court, he will show you a list of the names of Anson Guards and where my name appears as having been transferred to the Navy. Our regiment was then stationed near, Smithfield, Virginia, not very far from Portsmouth, where the Merrimac was being made ready for the coming con ict. But if I had no further proof, the fact that l was transferred to the Navy would not make good my claim that l was one of the crew of the Merrimac, for I might have been sent to some other port and some other ship and still have been in the Navy. My next witness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Author : Ellsberry Valentine White
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781019577400
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The First Iron-clad Naval Engagement in the World written by Ellsberry Valentine White and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this gripping book, Ellsbury Valentine White provides a blow-by-blow account of one of the most important naval battles in history. The battle between the Merrimac-Virginia and the Ericsson Monitor was the first of its kind, heralding a new era of naval warfare. With detailed descriptions of the ships and their crews, this book provides a vivid portrait of this pivotal moment in history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Total Pages : 22 pages
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Download or read book A Comprehensive Sketch of the Merrimac and Monitor Naval Battle, Giving an Accurate Account of the Most Important Naval Engagement in the Annals of War ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chelsea Curtis Fraser
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781010393771
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (937 download)
Download or read book Boy's Book of Sea Fights written by Chelsea Curtis Fraser and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03-16 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : William C. Davis
Publisher : Doubleday
ISBN 13 : 0307817504
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Duel Between the First Ironclads written by William C. Davis and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2012-05-09 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One was called "a tin can on a shingle"; the other, "a half-submerged crocodile." Yet, on a March day in 1862 in Hampton Roads, Virginia, after a five-hour duel, the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia (formerly the U.S.S. Merrimack) were to change the course of not only the Civil War but also naval warfare forever. Using letters, diaries, and memoirs of men who lived through the epic battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack and of those who witnessed it from afar, William C. Davis documents and analyzes this famous confrontation of the first two modern warships. The result is a full-scale history that is as exciting as a novel. Besides a thorough discussion of the designs of each ship, Davis portrays come of the men involved in the building and operation of America's first ironclads-John Ericsson, supreme egoist and engineering genius who designed the Monitor; John Brooke, designer of the Virginia; John Worden, the well-loved captain of the Monitor; Captain Franklin Buchanan of the Virginia; and a host of other men on both Union and Confederate sides whose contributions make this history as much a story of men as of ships and war.
Author : United States Naval Institute
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Total Pages : 2276 pages
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Download or read book United States Naval Institute Proceedings written by United States Naval Institute and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 2276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joseph Gardner Fiveash
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ISBN 13 : 9781332209705
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Virginia-(Merrimac) Monitor Engagement, and a Complete History of the Operations of These Two Historic Vessels in Hampton Roads and Adjacent Waters written by Joseph Gardner Fiveash and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Virginia-(Merrimac) Monitor Engagement, and a Complete History of the Operations of These Two Historic Vessels in Hampton Roads and Adjacent Waters: C. S. S. Virginia, March 8-May 11, 1862, U. S. S. Monitor, March 9-January 2d, 1863 In presenting the following pages descriptive of the revolution that occurred in naval warfare on the 8th day of March, 1862, when the Confederate iron-clad steamer Virginia destroyed the Federal frigates Cumberland and Congress, no statement will be made that cannot be verified by official records, nor will any illustration be printed that is not accurate in every detail, as far as it is possible to obtain accuracy by describing to an artist that which you desire to be transferred to canvas. With the exception of the battle between the iron-clads on the 9th of March, the challenge of Commodore Tatnall to battle on the 11th of April, and the destruction of the Virginia on the 11th of May, the writer witnessed every movement that is depicted, and others not so important. The small battle scene on the frontispiece is especially commended to the reader for examination, as it presents the exact appearance of the Virginia when she reached the Navy Yard Sunday afternoon after the fight. Her boats and anchor had been shot away, her armor had dents in it in many places, her smoke stack had been riddled until it resembled somewhat a huge nutmeg grater, and her flag, which had been shot away, was fastened to a boarding pike, which in turn was made fast to the smoke-stack. The picture "Passing the Naval Hospital," represents the Virginia opposite Town Point as she silently passed down the harbor. It is sketched from a plan drawn by Lieutenant Minor, the only change being a pilot-house at the rear of her shield. She was supplied with two pilot-houses instead of one, as originally intended. There may, and probably was, a group of officers on her upper deck as she passed down the river. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Halliday, Bernard, Firm, Booksellers, Leicester, Eng
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Total Pages : 952 pages
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Download or read book Catalogue ... written by Halliday, Bernard, Firm, Booksellers, Leicester, Eng and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : William H. Roberts
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801887512
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (875 download)
Download or read book Civil War Ironclads written by William H. Roberts and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2007-08-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Honorable Mention, Science and Technology category, John Lyman Book Awards, North American Society for Oceanic History Civil War Ironclads supplies the first comprehensive study of one of the most ambitious programs in the history of naval shipbuilding. In constructing its new fleet of ironclads, William H. Roberts explains, the U.S. Navy faced the enormous engineering challenges of a largely experimental technology. In addition, it had to manage a ship acquisition program of unprecedented size and complexity. To meet these challenges, the Navy established a "project office" that was virtually independent of the existing administrative system. The office spearheaded efforts to broaden the naval industrial base and develop a marine fleet of ironclads by granting shipbuilding contracts to inland firms. Under the intense pressure of a wartime economy, it learned to support its high-technology vessels while incorporating the lessons of combat. But neither the broadened industrial base nor the advanced management system survived the return of peace. Cost overruns, delays, and technical blunders discredited the embryonic project office, while capital starvation and never-ending design changes crippled or ruined almost every major builder of ironclads. When Navy contracts evaporated, so did the shipyards. Contrary to widespread belief, Roberts concludes, the ironclad program set Navy shipbuilding back a generation.
Author : Arthur Mokin
Publisher : Backinprint.com
ISBN 13 : 9780595093793
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Download or read book Ironclad written by Arthur Mokin and published by Backinprint.com. This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a novelist's eye and the historian's devotion to research, Mokin recreates these early years of the Civil War, immersing the reader in this time and place. We share the motivations and emotions of the country's leaders, the soldiers and sailors, and the families at home-feeling their fears and experiencing their frustrations. Ironclad is immensely readable-popular history at its best. "Arthur Mokin's vivid account...presents absorbing portraits of the personalities involved, as well as lucid account of the naval tactics and strategy on both sides." —Lloyd's List
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Author : Arthur James Weise
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Total Pages : 476 pages
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Download or read book Troy's One Hundred Years, 1789-1889 written by Arthur James Weise and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
