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John V Quarstein
This history of the Confederate Navy's ironclad warship “ will likely be the definitive single title on the CSS Virginia” (Civil War News). When the CSS Virginia—formerly the USS Merrimack—slowly steamed down the Elizabeth River toward Hampto
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John V Quarstein
The stories of the officers and crew who served aboard the ironclad warship up until that fateful stormy New Year's Eve in 1862. The United States Navy's first ironclad warship rose to glory during the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, but th
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John V. Quarstein, J. Michael Moore
On 4 April 1862, Major General George McClellan marched his 121,500-strong Army of the Potomac from Fort Monroe toward Richmond. Blocking his path were Major General John B. Magruder's Warwick-Yorktown Line fortifications and the Confederate ironclad
Autor:
John V. Quarstein
The battle at Virginia�s Big Bethel Church, known as the Civil War�s first land battle, was a baptism of fire for a nation newly torn apart by civil war. Northern and Southern soldiers alike could not imagine how fiery passions and technological
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John V. Quarstein
One of history's greatest naval engagements, the Battle of Hampton Roads, occurred on March 8 and 9, 1862. On the first morning, the Confederate ironclad the CSS Virginia, formerly known as the Merrimack, sank two Union wooden warships, proving the p