Laura Moore Pruett Merrimack College North Andover, MA Laura.Pruett@merrimack
Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack
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Transcript of Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack
Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack
By Eric Jenkins
The People Involved
• Franklin Buchanan captain of the Virginia• Catesby Roger Jones Second in command of
Virginia• Louis M. Louis M. Goldsborough Commander
of Blockade• John Wordon captain of Monitor
Where the battle took place
• Sewell's point off Hampton Roads
End of day one
Timeframe
• March 8 Battle starts• Day finishes, Virginia retreats• New Day, Monitor arrives• Day starts, Virginia attacks.
What took place• Virginia and James River Squad attack blockade of
the Cumberland congress St. Lawrence Roanoke and Minnesota
• Virginia rams Cumberland sinking it• Virginia and James River Squad. Force Congress to
surrender• Virginia Retreats
What Took Place II• Next day Virginia and James River squad attack Minnesota •Monitor defends Minnesota•Battle draw•Union Blockade maintained
Outcome
• Union blockade maintained• First battle of ironclads• Union sent 2 more ironclads to blockade
Effects of the battle
• All the Naval powers built Monitors• Virginia Scuttled• Monitor sank in storm• Monitors Effective until H.M.S. Dreadnaught
Conclusion
• Battle was first of ironclads• Battle made all wooden ships obsolete• Battle set new standard of Naval Warfare• Blockade maintained
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