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425. Easley, Owen. "Library Gets Civil War Espionage Proof: Black Woman Gave Naval Secrets," Virginian-Pilot and the Ledger Star, 2-3 July 1982, The Portsmouth Current. Easley discusses the espionage activity of Mary Louvestre and the related document purchased by the Portsmouth Public Library. Louvestre was an African-American slave from the Norfolk area who reported to G. Welles in Washington, DC, on Confederate naval activities. It is possible that she supplied the Secretary of the Navy with plans of the Virginia.
426. Ebert, Bruce C. "Contributions Received to Recover the Monitor," Times-Herald [Newport News, VA], 26 July 1979. This is a disclosure of the funds raised by the Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation, Inc., and the related public service announcements broadcast in North Carolina and Virginia. The funds are to raise the Monitor even though it may not be possible at this time. John Newton of Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation, Inc., Larry Tise of the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, and Richard Frank of NOAA are quoted.
427. Ebert, Bruce C. "Divers' Find Thrills Monitor's Modeler," Times-Herald [Newport News, VA], 24 August 1983. Modeler Thomas Tragle reacts to a new videotape on the wreck and the chance to recover the anchor. Tragle built a model of the Monitor for the Hampton Roads Naval Museum in Norfolk. G. P. Watts of East Carolina University is mentioned.
428. Ebert, Bruce C. "Monitor and Merrimack: First a Fight, Now a Dream," Times- Herald [Newport News, VA], 9 March 1982. This piece is an overview of the Battle of Hampton Roads, and includes commentary from Joe Gutierrez of The Mariners' Museum and John Broadwater of NOAA.
429. Ebert, Bruce C. "Questions Mine Monitor Salvage Plans," Times-Herald [Newport News, VA], 8 August 1979. Discusses the role of Virginia's Merrimack-Monitor Commission, which is made up of state legislators. The issues include costs, conflict with the state of North Carolina, and stewardship. Some of the delegates are quoted. John Newton of the Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation, Inc., appears to have been present.
430. "USS Edenton Supports Recovery of Monitor's Propeller," Dolphin [Groton, CT], 24 August 1995.
431. Edgerton, Harold E. "The Monitor Found!" Technology Review 77, no. 4 (February 1975): 8-9, 67-68. Edgerton's illustrated article is an overview of the 1973 and 1974 expeditions. The MIT professor outlines the role played by the National Geographical Society, Duke University, G. P. Watts, John Newton, Robert Sheridan, and Edgerton and his cameras.
432. "Effect of the President's Visit to Fortress Monroe," New York Herald, 13 May 1862. The movements of Lincoln, Chase, and Stanton while on board the SS Baltimore are discussed. The Monitor and other warships escorted the President's steamer to Gosport. The reporter notes that personnel collected pieces of the Virginia for mementos.
433. Eggleston, John Randolph. "Captain Eggleston's Narrative of the Battle of the Merrimac." Southern Historical Society Papers 41 (September 1916): 166-78. Eggleston served aboard the Virginia during the Battle of Hampton Roads. His article is in support of a previous article by William H. Stewart. Both veterans argue that the Monitor did not defeat the Virginia. See also, J. R. Eggleston, "The Virginia (Merrimac) and the Monitor." Confederate Veteran 21, no. 1 (January
1913): 25.
434. "Efforts to Raise Monitor May Be Revived," Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk, VA], 16 October 1982. Scholars from East Carolina University prepare for a new expedition. G. P. Watts is quoted. W. N. Still is mentioned.
435. Ellsworth, Boyd. "Raise the Monitor." Skin Diver 30, no. 8 (August 1981): 18-21.
436. "The Elusive Ironclad Monitor." Sea Classics 7, no. 5 (September 1974): 36-41. PER VM1.S33 This article is a reporting of the most recent expeditions and photos of turret and armor. G. P. Watts and John Newton are quoted.
437. "The Enemy's Gunboats Repulsed on the James River," Charleston Mercury [SC], 16 May 1862. This article is a series of dispatches that hit the paper's bulletin boards and were relayed to readers concerning the repulse of the Monitor, the Galena, and other Union warships at Drewry's Bluff.
438. "The Engagement on James River," New York Herald, 27 May 1862. This is a lengthy article on the expedition up the James River with the Monitor, Galena, Wachusett, Aroostook, and Port Royal under Rodgers. The Galena had engine troubles, ran aground, and was damaged by the batteries at Drewry's Bluff (Fort Darling). Members of the Wachusett were captured and the expedition was repulsed.
439. "Equipment Problem Delays Raising of Monitor's Propeller," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 31 August 1995. The article provides an explanation of the mechanical problems on board the Edenton that caused delays in the efforts to retrieve the propeller. John Broadwater of NOAA is quoted.
440. "Ericsson and the American Monitors." Engineer [London] 14 (17 July 1863): 37- 38. PER T1.S35 O This article, written by a British correspondent from the Manchester Examiner, claims that monitors are not designed to attack forts but ships and the Monitor was constructed "with the express intention of meeting the Merrimac." The author mentions John Ericsson, A. Stimers, and the unsuccessful attack on Charleston Harbor.
441. "The Ericsson Battery," New York Herald, 4 March 1862. The ironclad's final sea trials are discussed in very positive terms. The reporter mentions a speed of "six and a quarter knots an hour," and the fact that "the pilot house affects the compass." This reference to the compass is an indication of future problems ships made mostly of iron would encounter.
442. "The Ericsson Battery." Scientific American 5, no. 21 (23 November 1861): 331. PER T1.S35
443. "The Ericsson Iron-Clad Gunboat Monitor, Brief Description of her Capacity - Her Behavior on the Ocean and in Battle," New York Herald, 11 March 1862. This article is a very early account of the troubles the Monitor encountered when being towed by the Seth Low from New York to Hampton Roads. It also has a detailed description of the ironclad, her dimensions, and a list of her officers. Finally, there is a copy of John Ericsson's letter to G. V. Fox explaining the choice of the name Monitor and use of the well-known phrase "Yankee notion."
444. Ericsson, John. "The Iron-Clads." Army and Navy Journal 1, no. 47 (16 July 1864): 774. PER E461.A76 O John Ericsson defends the cost of the ironclad vessels and makes references to imitation of the ships by European nations.
445. Ericsson, John. "The Monitor Iron-clads." Army and Navy Journal 1, no. 48 (23 July 1864): 788. PER E461.A76 O Ericsson attempts to correct some misconceptions concerning the Monitor and other ironclads. Among the issues addressed are European ironclads, the defense of the United States against these ships, ordnance, armor, draft, and speed.
446. Ericsson, John. "The Monitors." The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine 31 (December 1885): 280-99. PER AP2.S37 Ericsson gives his own views on the development of the ironclad, the impact on the health of the crew, and how the review board selected the Monitor. He also gives a tour of the ship. He answers seven of the most frequently asked questions. His remarks for example, praise of Isaac Newton and criticism of Bankhead and Greene--are very telling. The illustrations are excellent and show Ericsson's and other inventors' early concepts of the ironclad. In this article the Swedish- American attempts to refute any influence by T. R. Timby and makes reference to Abraham Bloodgood and Gillespie's turret as mentioned in the Naval [not nautical] Chronicle (1805). Also reprinted in Battles and Leaders of the Civil War 1: 730-744, with the title "The building of the Monitor."
447. "Ericsson's Revolving Turreted War Ship." Scientific American 63 (6 September 1890): 144-45. PER T1.S35 O
448. "The Ericsson Steel-Plated Battery." Harper's Weekly 5, no. 260 (21 December 1861): 806. PER AP2.H38 OO This is a short illustrated write-up on the Monitor.
449. "The Evacuation of Norfolk and the Burning of the Merrimac," Charleston Mercury [SC], 15 May 1862. The article reports that the Monitor and Galena took up a position off of Newport News in low water as if to challenge the Virginia to a fight. According to this account, because the Virginia's guns were out-ranged by the enemy, the Confederate ironclad could not venture into shallow water. Confederate batteries had been dismantled and the Virginia had to cover the withdrawal to Richmond; the Virginia was unable to meet the challenge.
450. Evans, Vera A. "Underwater Ghosts Haunted Outer Banks." Public Observer (October 1979): 11-14. In this review of the Outer Banks as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic," Evans discusses the loss of the Monitor and efforts to study the wreck. There is a photo of the Johnson.
451. "Expedition Claims to have Located Monitor off Cape Hatteras." Sea Technology 15, no. 4 (April 1974): 24. PER TC1505.U55 This is a column and a half on the Alcoa Seaprobe expedition to confirm the location of the Monitor. John Newton, Harold Edgerton, and G. P. Watts were part of the expedition team. William F. Searle doubts the reported find.
452. "Expedition Could Lead to Lifting of USS Monitor," Charlotte Observer [NC], 16 October 1982. Three years after the last research venture, G. P. Watts and W. N. Still of East Carolina University plan a new expedition. One project created "a USS Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Archival Collection."
453. "Expedition Claims to Have Located Ironclad Monitor Off Cape Hatteras." Sea Technology 15, no. 4 (April 1974): 24. PER TC1501.U55 This is an early announcement concerning the confirmation of the location of the Monitor by team members John Newton, G. P. Watts, and Harold Edgerton. William F. Searle and Joseph D. Libbey doubted the claim.
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