The confederate wraith was one such icon of that emerged from southern louisiana like a thundering slap in the face to all that the motorcycle industry held dear. The confederate ironclad virginia was a compelling read to say the least. The union navy performed three important functions during the civil war in 1861, they had a threepoint strategy to help win the civil war. The confederate ironclad is a 1912 short spy film set during the american civil war. During the american civil war 18611865, the confederate ironclad css tennessee became the most expensive warship to be completed by the south while also having the longest build period of any vessel in the arsenal. Jun 10, 2011 history teachers buy history resources for your classes including worksheets, homeworks, tests, and presentations at. The focus here is on the wellknown may 1862 clash between the nimble uss monitor and the lumbering css virginia in hampton roads, va. Surrounded by a superior enemy fleet, confederate designers adapted existing vessels or created new ones from the keel up with the sole purpose of breaking the naval stranglehold on the nascent country. The confederate ironclad navy naval history magazine february.
See more ideas about civil war, civil war navy, war. The first was to blockade the confederate coastline, the second was to support the army in river operations, and the third was to counter southern advances in technology, especially ironclad warships. During the us civil war, elinor, a pretty northern girl, comes south to visit her aunt. Elinor sends this intelligence north, and the blue. The armored husk of a confederate warship is being raised out of the depths of a georgia river, 150 years after the ships crew deliberately sunk it. Texas was laid down at rocketts, the shipyard on the east bank of the james river below richmond, in the late summer of 1863. On the confederate side, 59 ironclads were begun, and only 24 were completed.
On october 12, 1861, the css manassas became the first ironclad to be involved in a naval battle in the civil war when she took part in a surprise attack in the battle of the head of passes. Civil war ironclads history american ironclad civil war navy. The creation of a confederate ironclad fleet was a miracle of ingenuity, improvisation and logistics. It was released 50 years after the famous battle of the monitor and merrimack between two ironclad warships. Based on the clive cussler novel of the same name, the film opens during the civil war as a confederate gunboat an ironclad crashes through a union blockade and steams off into history, taking. An ironclad is a steampropelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century. It was an absolute break with tradition, a bold insult to the longheld standards of a conservative industry, and a new way of conceiving of the motorcycle that was unlike anything. Her ironclads were build in remote cornfields, on small inland rivers or in naval yards. Confederate ironclads were very different from union ironclads.
Geoghagens drawings, in turn, are based on surviving plans prepared by the confederate navys chief constructor, john l. The head of passes is situated at the mouth of the mississippi river below new orleans, and was at that time being blockaded by the union navy. Wooden model ship kit store is a great resource for me and my wooden ship building projects. To arrange a private tour for a group at other times, call john nix at 2525602150. Cottage css palmetto state confederate ironclad warship. Civil war navy union navy confederate navy american battles. The battle of the ironclads, 1862 eyewitness to history. The confederate ironclad that secured a japanese revolution. Ironclad gunboat ram to william graves design, graves yard, richmond. Jul 08, 2011 this video describes the battle between the monitor and the merrimack. The confederate ironclad rammed the cumberland, striking a death blow that sent her to the bottom. Dec 10, 2017 the confederate ironclad was released on dvd as part of the out of print treasures from american film archives box set.
The ironclad was a revolutionary weapon of war, the first modern, armoured, selfpropelled warships. Worlds only fullsize replica of a confederate ironclad. Walke almost met his match when the confederate ironclad ram arkansas made its move down the falling yazoo river toward vicksburg. The confederate ironclad 1912 1004 1912 us 16m user score. Aug 22, 2019 a modified columbiaclass vessel, the css tennessee li was the only confederate ironclad that actually did battle with a canonieusclass monitor. Dec 11, 2018 explore perryville1862s board civil war ironclads. This video describes the battle between the monitor and the merrimack. During the civil war the confederate states had a total of 22 ironclads some sources say 23. Css atlanta ironclad ram 18621863, later uss atlanta 18641869. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Mar 24, 20 this model of the confederate casemate ironclad wilmington is based on reconstruction plans drawn in the 1960s by w. The confederate ironclad was released on dvd as part of the out of print treasures from american film archives box set. Also includes a gun deck plan drawing of uss merrimaccss virginia, by john l.
The first ironclad battleship, gloire, was launched by the french navy in november 1859. Nov 18, 2008 up front, readers should be aware that the title of this new volume in ospreys duel series, confederate ironclad vs union ironclad. A modified columbiaclass vessel, the css tennessee li was the only confederate ironclad that actually did battle with a canonieusclass monitor. The confederate ironclad 1912 the movie database tmdb.
Ospreys duel series pits notable opposing forces in military history against each other. Armored vesselsconfederate states of america porter, john l. Uss cairo was a steam driven cityclass ironclad gunboat constructed for the union navy by james buchanan eads during the civil war. Please consider making a donation so that we can continue preserving films and. Confederate warship, weapons recovered from georgia river.
This image might not be in the public domain outside of the united states. Section and gun deck plan drawings of confederate ironclad gunboats, including css albemarle and css neuse. During the civil war, the union began construction of 76 ironclads, commissioning 42 of them before may 1, 1865. Lieutenant yanceys southern sweetheart, rose, is jealous of. The css louisiana managed a short career in service to the confederate states of america, set afire by her crew in april of 1862. The powder is delivered to the ironclad in the nick of time, and a fierce battle wages between the confederate vessel and the union gunboats. Create your fleet and army, hunt the enemys fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, amphibious assaults and harbour sieges, struggle for dominance over the seas in turnedbased strategic mode all of these actions are possible in ironclad 2 american civil war. Pages in category ironclad warships of the confederate states navy the following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. She then turned on the fiftygun congress, which after a fierce hourlong battle raised a white flag in defeat. This is the 196 scale css palmetto state confederate ironclad warship 27l plastic model kit from cottage industry models. Released in 1912 amidst numerous 50th anniversary commemorations of the u. On march 9, 1862, css virginia battled the union ironclad uss monitor in the famous battle of hampton roads, an action in which the two ships fought to a virtual. They have a very extensive inventory of all the things a hobbyist would need.
The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided. The ironclad chicora of the confederate navy played an important role in attempting to break the federal blockade of the southern coast during the war. A similar gun, originally mounted on the famous confederate ironclad css virginia, was recently loaned to the fredericksburg area museum, fredericksburg, va. Richmondclass ironclad technical specifications confederate. Confederate ironclads begun but not completed this list reflects my level of knowledge as of march 2015. Geoghagen, a maritime specialist at the smithsonian institution. A third yankee ship, the minnesota, had run aground making itself an. Moving picture world synopsis during the us civil war, elinor, a pretty northern girl, comes south to visit her aunt. This 2day trip on the roanoke river retraces the route taken by the ram albemarle ironclad confederate warship from scotland.
That set is now out of print grab a copy if you can find a good price but most of the films from the box are available for free and legal streaming. Ironclad 2 hours and 01 minutes movie 2011 it is the year 1215 and the rebel barons of england have forced their despised king john to put his royal seal to the magna carta, a noble, seminal document that upheld the rights of freemen. The fleet of the united states in the barbor of pensacola. A third yankee ship, the minnesota, had run aground making itself an easy target. Mar 09, 2015 confederate ironclads begun but not completed this list reflects my level of knowledge as of march 2015. Of six ironclads begun in north carolina, four were commissioned.
The confederate ironclad is one of two in the kalem series for which both the film and the music survive complete. Confederate ironclad vs union ironclad by ron field. Is there a boatload of civil war gold waiting to be found. The majority of confederate ironclad ships either never fought or were largely ineffective. The imminent italian historian raimondo luraghi argued in his books the plantation south and a history of the confederate navy that to win, the confederacy. The ironclad warsteamer was built in mystic, since 1861. The subject of this book is the origin of the ironclad battleships in the americas, specifically relating to the ships virginia and the monitor in the beginning of the u. By the middle years of the war, the confederacy and union both had introduced ironclads in order to. Nilsson was later briefly married to costar coombs in 1916. American civil war is a turnbased strategy wargame developed by the russian studio totem games and moving about the fighting at sea. On march 8, 1862, the worlds first ironclad ship, css virginia, destroyed two woodenhulled u. A decision was made to convert the sunken hulk of the steam frigate uss merrimack into the ironclad css virginia. For civil war buffs, april belongs to plymouth, a small town on the roanoke river in eastern north carolina.
Renders of a digital model of the confederate casemate ironclad texas, as she might have looked if completed as planned in 1865. Union ironclads were also associated with north carolina. Yancey, whos close to being engaged to the fetching and resourceful rose, is gallant enough to show the yankee guest around, including a walk down a hidden creek where a gunboat is built and awaits powder. United stateshistorycivil war, 18611865 merrimack frigate virginia ironclad neuse ship albemarle ironclad ram finding aid porter, john luke, papers other items in this box in this collection. The confederate ironclad, a grandscale onereeler, was released by the kalem company in 1912, fifty years after a celebrated event from which it drew inspiration.
Texas was similar in form to other ironclads designed by john l. Since this was a new technology, there was no set design and some trials worked better than others. In stopping the virginias rampage, the monitor, prevented a confederate naval attack on the national capital, protected the atlantic blockading squadron and offered a workable model for other ironclad vessels to be used by the union navy. Carondelet supported by queen of the west and walkes former command, tyler, engaged the southern ironclad. She was laid down in selma, alabama in october of 1862 by builder henry d.
Css tennessee was a purposebuilt ironclad and not a modification of an existing ship. The confederates named the ship the css stonewall, and their brief time at its helm marked the start of 23 years of service on the shores of three. Confederate ironclad chicora history of sc slide collection. That set is now out of print grab a copy if you can find a good price but most of the films from the box are available for free and legal streaming courtesy of the national film preservation foundation, including the. Here is an alphabetic list of the confederate ironclads. The major aim of the confederate navy was to break the. Section and gun deck plan drawings of confederate ironclad. During the american civil war the south used ironclads to protect their ports from the northern blockade. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. Css georgia, also known as state of georgia and ladies ram, was an ironclad warship built in savannah, georgia in 1862 during the american civil war. Many of the confederacys ironclads were fitted as rams, including the famous southern ironclad, the virginia, and these were fairly effective, especially on the western rivers with little room to maneuver. The project puts emphasis on historical realism rendition of the american civil war, which in the second half of the 19th century divided american nation on supporters of the union and the confederacy.
Her ironclads were build in remote cornfields, on small inland rivers or in. She was the lead ship of the cityclass gunboats, also known as the cairo class, and was named for cairo, illinois. Ironclads the floating fortresses of the american civil war. Instead, they opted to develop an ironclad more reminiscent of the floating batteries used with great success by the allies in the crimean war against the russians a few years earlier. This model of the confederate casemate ironclad wilmington is based on reconstruction plans drawn in the 1960s by w. While the bulk of the volume does focus on the battle between the uss monitor and the css virginia on march 9, 1862, the author does cover other ironclad vs. This jealousy is excited by an invitation which yancey receives from mary to call and meet her niece. Yancey, whos close to being engaged to the fetching and resourceful rose, is gallant enough to show the yankee guest around, including a. In march 1863 and january 1865 the union navy reported confederate ironclad sightings, but there is no documentation to confirm either account. Up front, readers should be aware that the title of this new volume in ospreys duel series, confederate ironclad vs union ironclad. Confederate ironclad 186165 new vanguard konstam, angus, bryan, tony on.
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