Ironclad: The Monitor & the Merrimack

by Arthur Mokin MR and Arthur Mokin

The narrative begins on April 6, 1861. We meet an anxious Gideon Welles, Secretary of the U.S. Navy. He fears war is about to break out and is concerned that the Confederates will confiscate units of the U.S. fleet in southern ports. He is particularly concerned about the recently built USS Merrimack, one of the few steam-powered ships in the navy. On April 12, the Confederates fire on Ft. Sumter and the long, devastating war begins. Abe Lincoln and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1494447681
• ISBN13: 9781494447687
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"