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Primary Sources on USS Monitor

The USS Monitor sank off the coast of cape hatteras in 1862. We interviewed doctor Anna holloway, curator, USS Monitor center, The Mariners' Museum in Virginia. Dr. Holloway sent us amazing Primary Sources about the battle and also sent us artifacts about life on board the monitor.

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Primary Sources on USS Monitor

The USS Monitor sank off the coast of cape hatteras in 1862. We interviewed doctor Anna holloway, curator, USS Monitor center, The Mariners' Museum in Virginia. Dr. Holloway sent us amazing Primary Sources about the battle and also sent us artifacts about life on board the monitor.

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Works Cited "Battle of the Ironclads." EyeWitnessToHistory. Century Magazine, 1888. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <[Link] This source provided a lot of good, accurate information to our project and has amazing pictures of the ships and the battle. In this source Lieutenant S. Dana Greene, the Monitor's Executive Officer recounts the battle.

eBay auction now open for USS Monitor gun turret experience . Youtube. Web. 7 Feb. 2013. This video shows us what the turret of the monitor looked like and the gun experience.

Exploring the USS Monitor part 1. Youtube.. Web. 5 Feb. 2013. This video shows us how the UNC Wilmington explores the wreckage of the USS Monitor, which sank in 1862. The Monitor sank off the coast of Cape Hatteras.

Geer, George S. "Life on Board the Monitor." 1862. The Library at The Mariners Museum. Virginia: Newport News, Print. These are letters from George S. Geer, a fireman on board the Monitor. His letters showed us the conditions on board as he wrote to his wife Martha.

Holloway, Anna. E-mail interview. 21 Dec. 2012. We interviewed via email Doctor Anna Holloway, Curator, USS Monitor Center, The Mariners' Museum in Virginia. Dr.

Holloway answered several of our questions about the battle and also sent us amazing primary sources about the Merrimack and Monitor. One artifact she sent us was all about life on board the Monitor from the perspective of several sailors aboard.

Howe, Julia Ward. The Battle Hymn of The Republic. Youtube. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2013. This song is very special to American History during the Civil War. We used it because it is very well known and to establish mood on the homepage.

Keeler, William Frederick. Aboard the USS Monitor: 1862 The Letters of Acting Paymaster William Frederick Keeler to His Wife, Anna. 1862. Naval Letters Series. Annapolis: United States Naval Institute, 1964. N. pag. Print. These are letters from men aboard the Monitor. William was an Acting Assistant Paymaster on board the Monitor.

"USS Monitor Center." The Mariners' Museum. Web. 11 Dec. 2012. This site is a very good site because it has amazing information and the information is from a trusted museum source. This website has more letters from men who served on board the Monitor before it sank. This website also has pictures of the actual Monitor turret that was recovered from the ocean.

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