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Showing posts with label Battle of Hampton Roads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Battle of Hampton Roads. Show all posts
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Thomas Frederick Paige, Jr.: Civil War Sailor and Civil Rights Activist

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By Bennett White HRNM Volunteer Thomas Paige likely served aboard USS Minnesota during the Battle of Hampton Roads. In this painting, USS Mi...
Thursday, January 12, 2023

HRNM Brick-by-Brick Lego Shipbuilding Event: Building CSS Virginia

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By Jim Beute One of the best things that ever happened to my son Andrew and myself was attending the HRNM Lego Shipbuilding event back in 20...
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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Correcting the Record: USS Cumberland Lost 123 Sailors at the Battle of Hampton Roads

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By Hunt Lewis HRNM Volunteer USS Cumberland  rammed by CSS Virginia  ( Library of Congress ) When USS Cumberland was rammed and sunk by CSS ...
Thursday, March 24, 2022

Memories of USS Cumberland (Part 3 of 3): A Living Spirit: Cumberland in Song

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By William Clarkson HRNM Educator In the previous two parts of our March series about USS Cumberland , we have looked at reporting, percepti...
Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Memories of USS Cumberland (Part 2 of 3): The Poets

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By William Clarkson HRNM Educator In part 1 of our series about the sinking of USS Cumberland during the Battle of Hampton Roads, we looked ...
Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Memories of USS Cumberland (Part 1 of 3): Perceptions and Observations About the Loss of Cumberland During the Battle of Hampton Roads

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By William Clarkson Educator Much has been written about the Battle of Hampton Roads and the clash between the ironclads CSS Virginia and US...
Thursday, July 1, 2021

Did Demon Rum Play a Part in the Destruction of CSS Virginia?

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By Hunt Lewis HRNM Volunteer One of the last survivors of the crew of the CSS Virginia (ex USS Merrimack ) said so. In an interview conducte...
Thursday, May 20, 2021

Wooden Warrior: The First USS Minnesota

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USS Monitor defends Minnesota  during the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 9, 1862 ( U.S. Navy ) By Zach Smyers HRNM Educator When the smoke c...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

That's News to Me! An Armstrong Gun on CSS Virginia?

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By Elijah Palmer & Joseph Miechle Hampton Roads Naval Museum Educators A short time ago, while researching a different project, a co...