Unusual Civil War Relic From The Uss Monitor
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UNUSUAL CIVIL WAR RELIC FROM THE USS MONITOR. A doll-sized hooded cradle made ca. 1862 from scraps of pine taken from famed Union ironclad warship. Dovetailed construction, it retains an early shellac finish, under which is a period label reading, "Made from wood taken from the Monitor whilst at the Washington Navy Yard for alteration in Oct 1862 by D.B.B. Present to Alice B. Filkins." 6 1/4"h. 5 1/2"w. 8"l. The Monitor was the first of the ironclad warships built by the U.S. Navy. Under the command of Lt. John Worden, the ship met the CSS Virginia (formerly the Merrimack) in the first naval battle between ironclad ships at the Battle of Hampton Roads in early March 1862. Neither ship inflicted much damage upon the other, though it was considered a strategic victory for the Monitor as it did help hold the Union blockade and defend the fleet. The ship did not have a long career-- it foundered off the coast of North Carolina in December of 1862; 16 crewman and 4 officers were lost. The wreck was rediscovered off of Cape Hatteras in 1973, and was designated the country's first marine sanctuary. Despite its short service, it heralded a new era of naval warfare: the age of iron and steam. In October of 1862, the Monitor was towed to the Washington Navy Yard for repairs and modifications. One of the workman likely assigned to the repairs
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