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POSTPONED: Who was the Civil War’s first POW?
Friday, April 14, 2023 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
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After USS Monitor
Saturday, March 11, 2023 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
The success of USS Monitor during the Battle of Hampton Roads prompted the Union to greatly expand the construction of monitors.
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What Happened to All the Civil War Ironclads?
Friday, August 4, 2023 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
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USS Galena: USN’s First Seagoing Ironclad
Friday, July 28, 2023 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
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New Navy Monitors
Friday, September 29, 2023 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Join us for a Monitor presentation with historian John V. Quarstein, director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center, as he presents about the US Navy’s attempt to modernize and build new classes of monitors.
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Rear Admiral John A. B. Dahlgren
Friday, April 28, 2023 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Join us for a Monitor presentation with historian John V. Quarstein, director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center, as he talks about the “father of American naval ordnance.”
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Lt. John Mercer Brooke
Friday, June 23, 2023 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
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Torpedoes: An Ironclad’s Greatest Fear
Friday, October 6, 2023 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Matthew Fontaine Maury and others developed torpedoes (mines) to block federal riverine movements. These weapons dramatically damaged several Union vessels.
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Catesby ap Roger Jones
Friday, January 19, 2024 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Join us for a Monitor presentation with historian John V. Quarstein, director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center, as he talks about Commander Catesbh ap Roger Jones.