Terrified of the South’s new deadly weapon—an ironclad gunboat—the Union navy races its own armored ship to Virginia. Will the Monitor arrive in time to save the Union fleet?
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BLIND JUSTICE- The Other Dodd
The Other Dodd Within hours of Ephraim Dodd’s hanging on January 8, 1864, in […]
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DISASTER AT DOVE CREEK
Captain N.W. Gillitine and twenty-three militiamen of the Texas 2d Military District stared into […]
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The Dazzling Monitor
The steam-powered ironclad Monitor was a revolutionary weapon.
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Civil War Soldier Profile: Homecoming
NAME: Henry J. WalkerDATES: February 19, 1842, to April 6, 1862ALLEGIANCE: ConfederateHIGHEST RANK: PrivateUNIT: […]
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BLIND JUSTICE
Should a Texas Ranger Expect Justice or Death From His Union Captors?
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First Thunder at Shiloh
A rebel batttery’s first salvo was a salvo to a storm the untested cannoneers never could have imagined.
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Can We Ever Raise The Monitor?
The fate of a legendary ironclad is about to be decided.
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After the “Hullabaloo”
Civil War interest has endured long past its Centennial “rediscovery.”