The Union blockaded the Confederate coast during the American Civil War as part of the Anaconda Plan. To fight the ...

The Civil War ironclad USS Monitor’s revolving gun turret can typically be found submerged inside a 90,000-gallon tank at The ...

The Civil War ironclad USS Monitor’s revolving gun turret ... North Carolina, where the ship sank in a storm Dec. 31, 1862. Discovered in 1973, the Monitor’s wreck site was designated as ...

The clash took place in 1862 during the Civil War. The battle’s notoriety is due to the fact that this was the first battle between ironclad warships. The ships fought for four hours before ...

HAMPTON ROADS — The Mariners Museum will hold its annual Battle of Hampton Roads Commemoration Celebration in partnership ...

On March 9, 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, with one dissent, that the enslaved Africans who seized control of the ...

Advertisement In 1862, a battle between ironclad ships -- the Union's Monitor and the Confederate's Merrimac (renamed the Virginia ... agreement to settle civil suits growing out of the ...

Virginia St., Reno, Nevada ... Because it was also the site of a Civil War camp, artifacts such as glass beads, bullets and buckles were found. It’s that history that captivates the thousands ...

In 1862, the American Civil War was receiving worldwide publicity and Holland noted the use of ironclad ships in the battles. He also noted the use of submarine-type vessels in the battles ...