Part of Battle of Hampton Roads Commemoration: Development of Confederate Ironclads

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  • Part of Battle of Hampton Roads Commemoration: Development of Confederate Ironclads
    • The Mariners' Museum and Park

      March 10, 2023, 12 p.m.

      100 Museum Drive
      Newport News, VA 23606
    • Phone: 757-596-2222
      Highway Exit: 258A from I-64
      Website: Click here to visit us online

Description

When the Confederacy was established, the rebellious states named Stephen Russell Mallory as secretary of the Navy. Mallory immediately started an ironclad construction program to build five ironclads: four on the Mississippi River and one in Hampton Roads, Virginia. After March 9,  1862, Southerners (and the Union) recognized the need for more ironclads. Somehow, the South had to quickly find the resources to build more ironclads to defend their harbors. This Civil War lecture will be presented by John V. Quarstein, director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center. Click here to register, whether attending in person or watching online.