"Again, all hands were called to quarters, and when she approached within a mile of us I opened upon her with my stern guns and made a signal to the Monitor to attack the enemy," Van Brunt added. By late April, the new ironclads USRC E. A. Stevens and USSGalena had also joined the blockade. He added that the Union also had an ironclad, and that it was heading to meet Virginia. 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We hope that these ten interesting facts will help expand your knowledge and appreciation of this important Civil War naval battle. Battle between the Monitor and Merrimac-fought March 9th 1862 at Hampton Roads, near Norfolk, Va. LCCN91482238.tif 8,468 6,831; 165.52 MB. Fact #5: Despite carrying twelve large caliber guns, one of the Virginias most lethal weapons was a simple 1,500lb iron ram projecting from its bow. To prevent Union warships from attacking the yard, the Confederates set up batteries at Sewell's Point and Craney Island, at the juncture of the Elizabeth River with the James. "Events.Namespace": "csa", [71] Monitor, not severely damaged, remained on duty. Ericsson's Monitor, which was built at Ericsson's yard on the East River in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, incorporated new and striking design features, the most significant of which were her armor and armament. Despite being designed to carry two 12-inch Dahlgren naval guns, the Monitor launched with two smaller 11-inch Dahlgrens within its armored, rotating turret. Minnesota? }("apstag", window, document, "script", "//c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js"); var cookie = cookies[i]; var ue_t0=window.ue_t0||+new Date(); Virginia rammed Cumberland below the waterline and she sank rapidly, "gallantly fighting her guns as long as they were above water," according to Buchanan. [62] However, despite this, as the two Ironclads circled each other during the fight, the Monitor was about to penetrate the Virginias armor, but a misfiring of its weapons caused it to lose the advantage. //]]> In the period of command confusion, however, the crew of Virginia believed that their opponent had withdrawn. ; 150 images; 10 maps ISBN: 978-1-61121-525- Click here to order * * * About the Book: "Ironclad against ironclad, we maneuvered [] Monitor and the Merrimack (C.S.S. Between the U.S.S. Virginia put her wounded ashore and underwent temporary repairs. Virginia) during the American Civil War (1861-65) and was historys first naval battle between ironclad warships.It was part of a Confederate effort to break the Union blockade of Southern ports, including Norfolk and Richmond, Virginia, that had been imposed at the start of the war. In 1860 the French Navy commissioned La Gloire, the world's first ocean-going ironclad warship. }); Monitor steamed into the Chesapeake Bay to protect the rest of the Unions wooden fleet, including the U.S.S. In early 1860, the ship was decommissioned for extensive repairs at the Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia. It is formed at the mouths of the James, Nansemond and Elizabeth Rivers and empties into the Chesapeake Bay. The Monitor opened fire on its vulnerable adversary, yet the Virginia was able to scrape off the shore and rejoin the fight. When the Union ironclad U.S.S. Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. Though the battle itself was inconclusive, it began a new era in naval warfare. The Monitor had a draft of less than 11 feet so it could operate in the shallow harbors and rivers of the South. if (window.ue && window.ue.tag) { window.ue.tag('author:quotes:signed_out', ue.main_scope);window.ue.tag('author:quotes:signed_out:mobileWeb', ue.main_scope); } The United States had spent a lot of money supporting the development of the, After the war, Brooke and Porter engaged in an unseemly fight for recognition as the originator of the, This is a more telling comment on the handicaps faced by the South than it may appear. The flat iron deck had a 20-foot cylindrical turret rising from the middle of the ship; the turret housed two 11-inch Dahlgren guns. function(a9, a, p, s, t, A, g) { Fact #1: The CSS Virginia and USS Monitor were not the first ironclad warships, but they were the first ironclads to battle against one another. stylesheet.href = url; Later tests conducted after the battle showed that if the Monitor had used 25lb or 30lb gunpowder charges that its 11-inch guns would have punctured the Virginias hull with relative ease at close ranges. Virginia) during the American Civil War. 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The Battle of Hampton Roads, often referred to as either the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (or Virginia) or the Battle of Ironclads, was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies. 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 Bay adjacent to the city of Norfolk. As with Virginia, trials found that a full charge would pierce armor plate, a finding that would have affected the outcome of the battle. He had devised a plan for his frigates to engage Virginia, hoping to trap her in their crossfire. It was fought over two days, March 8-9, 1862, in Hampton Roads, a roadstead in Virginia where the Elizabeth and . The stately Buchanan House, current residence of Academy superintendents, is named after this famous Confederate admiral. The name of the warship that served the Confederacy in the Battle of Hampton Roads has been a continuing source of confusion and some contention. [51] While the surviving crewmen of Congress were being ferried off the ship, a Union battery on the north shore opened fire on Virginia. [16], Forts Monroe and Wool gave the Union forces control of the entrance to Hampton Roads. Stodder was leaning against the turret's inside wall when it took a direct hit. Paulding gathered a force of a hundred Marines and took ship in the Pawnee for Norfolk. On March 8, 1862, President Lincoln received a telegram from the Union navy's Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, which stated that the Confederate's ironclad had been completed and had subsequently sunk, captured, or disabled the ships of an entire Union squadron. [39] In his absence, leadership fell to his second in command, Captain John Marston of USSRoanoke. After viewing a white flag above the stricken USS Congress, Franklin Buchanan ordered that the Congress be taken as a prize. Lieutenant John Eggleston onboard the Virginia, when asked why his gun crews had stopped firing at the Monitor, stated that [a]fter two hours of incessant firing I find that I can do her [the Monitor] about as much damage by snapping my thumbs at her every two minutes and a half.. A small community in Montgomery County, Virginia, near the location where the iron for the Confederate ironclad was forged is now known as Merrimac. She burned through the rest of the day and most of the following night; shortly before dawn, the flames reached her magazine, and she blew up. The Battle of Hampton Roads, also referred to as the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (rebuilt and renamed as the CSS Virginia) or the Battle of Ironclads, was a naval battle during the American Civil War. The commandant there, Captain Charles S. 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