This week we covered the first battle between ironclads in the American Civil War. March 9, 1862, the C.S.S. Virginia vs. the U.S.S. Monitor neither ship would sail into 1863.
Research for this episode came from the following resources.
Hale,
Nathan. Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: Big Bad Ironclad! Harry N. Abrams, 2012.
Atlas
of the Civil War: Explore America’s Greatest Conflict, 2019. Meredith
Corporation.
Wertz,
Jay. The Civil War Experience: 1861-1865. SevenOaks, 2008.
Restoring
the Turret of the USS Monitor | Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
(noaa.gov)
CSS Neuse
and Governor Richard Caswell Memorial | NC Historic Sites
