There were several different types of ironclad, but the most common ones in the Civil War were casemate ironclads and monitors. A casemate was an armored box, sometimes with slanting sides, built to protect the guns and crew from enemy shot.
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The American Civil War, fought between 1861 and 1865, came at a time of transition from ships of wood and men of iron to ships of iron and men of less sturdy composition. ... A grand total of approximately thirty-three Union combat vessels participated in the Vicksburg campaign at one time or another-thirteen ironclads,
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The Birth of the Ironclads Ever thought about how the Merrimac came about? Here's a nice concise history events that gave birth to the "first" ironclad. ... In The Monitor Turret Taken from "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War," this is a very informative article written by the exec of the Monitor.
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Ironclad warship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An ironclad was a steam-propelled warship in the later part of the 19th century, protected by iron or steel armor plates. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warshi...
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You Found it! An original picture of Rebel and Civil war Ironclads ... We have created an online collection of all the Harper's Weekly newspapers published during the Civil War. This collection is available for your online study and research. These original newspapers give unique perspective on the important people and...
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The design of this ship was considerably different from New Ironsides, and she was far less successful, mainly because she was completed too late to see Civil War service.
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