"John Lorimer Worden" ( 12 March 1818 – 19 October 1897) was a U.S. Admiral who served in the American Civil War. He commanded "Monitor" against the Confederate vessel "Virginia" (originally named "Merrimack") in first battle of ironclad ships in 1862. Note that there has been a small amount of additional restoration in the "left photograph" and "right photograph" extracts.