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Product Name: Eyewitness: Ironclad
Product Description
Our exhibit “Eyewitness—American Originals from the National Archives,” currently on display in the Lawrence F. O’Brien Gallery, includes gripping eyewitness accounts that chronicle dramatic moments in U.S. history. One of these accounts describes the sinking of the sloop of war USS Cumberland by the ironclad CSS Virginia on March 8, 1862. The next day, the Virginia would face off with another ironclad—the USS Monitor. Join us for a public program that explores the Monitor’s fascinating history, then be sure to learn more about ironclads through the eyewitness account in our newest exhibit.
Wednesday, September 27, at noon
Jefferson Room
Ironclad with Paul Clancy
Author Paul Clancy will discuss his book Ironclad, which tells the saga of the warship USS Monitor and its remarkable salvage 140 years after its sinking. The Monitor was the Civil War ship that saved the Union Navy only to be lost in a storm. The salvage was one of the most complex and dangerous in history. In Ironclad, Clancy follows the Monitor through its maiden voyage from New York to Hampton Roads, its battle with the CSS Virginia, and its loss off Cape Hatteras. At the same time, he takes readers behind the scenes of an improbable collaboration between Navy divers and cautious archaeologists working 240 feet deep.
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