New 3D images show wreck of iconic Civil War ship that sank in 1862

Three-dimensional images and digital illustrations offer a detailed new look at the USS Monitor, an important Civil War ship ...
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Spirit of America Celebrate 250: USS Monitor

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — In April 1861, as Confederate forces moved in on Gosport Navy Shipyard, the Union burned it down, sinking its ships. The Confederacy salvaged what they could of the USS ...

This Day in History: USS Monitor battles CSS Virginia

Over 160 years ago on March 9, 1862, one of the most famous naval battles in U.S. history took place between the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia.
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These Are the Best Photos Ever Taken of the Most Famous Ironclad Ship of the Civil War

American defense contractor Northrop Grumman and the (NOAA) released the highest resolution images to date of the USS Monitor.
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The Battle of Hampton Roads : new perspectives on the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia / edited by Harold Holzer and Tim Mulligan

The Battle of Hampton Roads / William C. Davis -- Building the ironclads / Craig L. Symonds -- Iron horse, iron coffin : life aboard the USS Monitor / David Mindell -- Sink before surrender : the ...