This first battle between armored vessels, often called the monitormerrimack engagement, is perhaps the most significant naval event of the entire civil war. See more ideas about civil war ship, civil war navy, american civil war. Based on the official records, biographical works, ship and operations histories, newspapers and other sources, this book chronicles the lives of 158 ironclad captains, north and south, who were charged with outfitting and commanding these thenrevolutionary. See more ideas about civil war, civil war navy, war. The battle of hampton roads, also referred to as the battle of the monitor and merrimack or virginia or the battle of ironclads, was a famous and arguably most important naval battle of the american civil war. Smith has produced a number of excellent books on civil war naval operationsand this new book continues that trenda thorough history of both joseph brown, an antebellum entrepreneur with political connections to abraham lincoln, and his efforts to design, construct, and equip three of the ironclad gunboats produced by the union for operations on the mississippi rivera plethora of. Civil war ironclads supplies the first comprehensive study of one of the most ambitious programs in the history of naval shipbuilding.
Players move one or more of over counters that represent individual ships over a large 42 x 2712 four pieceqeomorphlc mapboard as they attempt to outmaneuver and outshoot their opponents. Worden, she fought the casemate ironclad css virginia built on the hull. Civil war ironclads johns hopkins university press books. This fascinating study of confederate ironclads and the machinery that drove them is a significant contribution to civil war naval history and technology.
The ironclads is a tactical level, simultaneous movement, game of shiptoship combat in the american civil war. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. His book is an excellent addition to the growing literature concerning the civil war and the american economy. Ironclads of civil war american heritage junior library 9780060217051 by donovan, frank r. Dec 11, 2018 explore perryville1862s board civil war ironclads. A selection of booksebooks available in trible library. Ironclads of the civil war, american heritage junior library frank robert donovan on. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Wilsons 1895 ironclads in action, this book provides a comprehensive account of the revolution in naval affairs during the latter half of the nineteenth. Uss monitor was an ironhulled steampowered ironclad warship built for the union navy united states navy during the american civil war 18611865, the first such ship commissioned by the navy. The success of the battle between the ironclad ships uss monitor and the css virginia, created a demand for development of ironclads in the civil.
Monitor played a central role in the battle of hampton roads on 9 march 1862, where, under the command of lieutenant john l. Libraries the race between the north and south during the civil war to build and perfect ironclads. The story of the first battling ironclads, the monitor and the merrimack by james l. See more ideas about war, american civil war and civil war photos. The confederate fleet consisted of the ironclad ram virginia built from the. The pook turtles, or cityclass gunboats to use their semiofficial name, were war vessels intended for service on the mississippi river during the american civil war. The union went on to build 50 more monitorclass ironclads, which were invaluable to combat on rivers and at sea. In the early 1960s, she produced approximately 15,000 artifacts from her raised lower hull, the largest number ever found on a recovered confederate vessel. Engines of rebellion very effectively argues that the confederate ironclad program, operating under enormous wartime pressures, was a remarkable achievement of engineering improvisation and skill. The battle of the ironclads va civil war history series.
Canney nautical research journal robertss study, illuminating on many fronts, is a welcome addition to our understanding of the unions industrial mobilization during the civil war and its inadvertent effects on the postwar u. From 1861 to 1865, the american civil war saw numerous technological innovations in warfarechief among them was the ironclad warship. Donovans ironclads of the civil war in my grade school library and quickly fell in love with this book as well. The first ironclad battleship, gloire, was launched by the french navy in november 1859. Ironclad warships were another innovation of the american civil war. The battle of the ironclads va civil war history series by john v. In constructing its new fleet of ironclads, william h. Civil war ironclads is an excellent addition to the literature of the period. This fascinating study of confederate ironclads and the machinery that drove them is a significant contribution to civil war naval history and. 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. Interesting facts about the battle of the ironclads. Ironclads of the civil war, american heritage junior library. It was more of a lategrade school to i remember my parents small collection of books including a copy of the monitor and the merrimac by. If you have any intrest in civil war ironclads this is the book to read.
Civil war books and authors engines of rebellion is unquestionably a contribution to our knowledge of confederate naval vessels, particularly their machinery. Ironclads of the civil war by frank robert donovan, 1964, american heritage pub. Ironclads of the civil war 1964 edition open library. The author writes on ironclads from the union and confederate navies and describes their service and fates as well as the life the crews had aboard them. Hampered by lack of materials, shipyards and experienced shipbuilders, even so the south managed to construct 34 ironarmored warships during the civil war, of. On march 9, 1862, one of the most famous naval battles in american history occurred as two ironclads, the u. The monitor vs the merrimac graphic history by abnett, dan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Frank and virginia williams collection of lincolniana mississippi state university. It was also heavily illustrated with diagrams and photographs. They were also sometimes referred to as eads gunboats. It was fought over two days, march 89, 1862, in hampton roads, a roadstead in virginia where the elizabeth and nansemond rivers meet the james river just before it enters chesapeake. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. John quarstein, in partnership with the mariners museum in newport news, va. The battle between the uss monitor and the css virginia nee merrimack, at hampton roads was neither the beginning nor the end of the story of the ironclad warships in the civil war.
Like submarines and balloons, the ironclad war ship wasnt invented during the civil war, but the civil war was the first time ironclads saw widespread, effective use in 1592, the korean royal navy launched what some believe to be the first ironclad warship. Honorable mention, science and technology category, john lyman book awards, north american society for oceanic history. As discussed above, the focus of the book is more narrow than this. The british admiralty had been considering armored.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading confederate ironclads at war. Joseph brown and his civil war ironclads mcfarland. Battle of the ironclads brings to life the dramatic events which occurred in hampton roads on march 8 and 9, 1862. The labels are applied to seven vessels of uniform design built from the keel up in carondelet, missouri shipyards owned by james buchanan eads. The merrimack virginia was destroyed by confederate soldiers when the union took over the port at norfolk, virginia in 1862 the monitor sank during a storm off the coast of cape hatteras, north carolina on december 31, 1862 the wreck of the monitor was located in 1973 and some of the ship was salvaged. Css neuse was a steampowered ironclad ram of the confederate states navy that served in the latter part the american civil war and was eventually scuttled to avoid capture by rapidly advancing union army forces. Click the title for location and availability information. By the end of the war, the age of naval warfare between wooden ships was at a.
Virginia fought to a draw off hampton roads, virginia. The first battle of ironclads during the civil war was on march 9, 1862, between the unions monitor and the confederates virginia. Posts may contain affiliate links, meaning cwba might get a commission from. Navy faced the enormous engineering challenges of a largely experimental technology. A much smaller subtitle that is on the cover but not bookend is the u. Civil war expert robert macbride charts the history of the ironclads of the civil war, heavily illustrated with plans and diagrams.
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