Monitor boys
Subtitle: the crew of the Union's first ironclad
By: John V. Quarstein
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9781596294554
Subjects: United States; Hampton Roads, Battle of, Va., 1862; Biography; Monitor (Ironclad); Sailors; United States. Navy; Naval operations; Seafaring life; Pictorial works; History
Description: The United States Navy's first ironclad warship rose to glory during the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, but there's much more to know about the USS Monitor. Historian John Quarstein has painstakingly compiled bits of historical data gathered through years of research to present the first comprehensive picture of the lives of the officers and crew who served faithfully in an iron ship unlike any vessel previously known. "The Monitor Boys," a moniker the men gave themselves, is a reflection of how these hundred-odd souls were bound together through storms, battles, boredom and disaster. Just living aboard the ironclad took uncommon effort and fortitude. Their perseverance through the heat, stress and un-seaworthiness that defined life on the ship makes the study of those who dared it a worthy endeavor. Many recognized that they were part of history. Moreover, the Monitor Boys were agents in the change of naval warfare.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Technology is king; title: Concept to construction; title: Into service; title: A day late; title: Showdown in Hampton Roads; title: Under a glass; title: The great monster Merrimack is no more; title: The Monitor was astonished; title: Long, hot summer; title: Respite and refit; title: Hatteras; title: Aftermath; title: Appendix 1: USS Monitor chronology; title: Appendix 2: USS Monitor statistics and dimensions; title: Appendix 3: USS Monitor casualties; title: Appendix 4: USS Monitor officers' assignment dates; title: Appendix 5: USS Monitor officers and crew biographies; title: Appendix 6: USS Monitor purported crew members.