Articles
Articles
526. Halsey, Ashley, Jr. "Seal the Turtle in its Shell." Civil War Times Illustrated 5, no. 3 (June 1966): 28-31. The article explains that because the rebels were "unable to sink the Monitor in battle, the Confederates planned to board and capture her."

527. Hamilton, Doris H., ed. "Autographs: The Monitor & the Merrimac at Hampton Roads." Hobbies: The Magazine for Collectors 64 (September 1959): 110-11, 119. This is an unidentified soldier's letter.

528. Hammar, Hugo. "The Monitor and the Merrimac." Mariner's Mirror 26, no. 2 (April 1940): 163-84. PER VA452.M37 This article is a retelling of the Battle of Hampton Roads translated from Hammar's Swedish publication John Ericsson's Monitor and the Battle of Hampton Roads by Lt. A. D. W. Moore.

529. "Hampton Seeks Monitor," Times-Herald [Newport News, VA], 12 January 1978. A latecomer to the race for the Monitor's remains, the city of Hampton, VA, decides to lure the Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation, Inc., in hopes that the Monitor will follow. As part of their claim the vice-mayor noted "President Abraham Lincoln reportedly watched the battle from the Hampton Shore." In fact, Lincoln was in Washington at the time.

530. "Harbor Branch Foundation, Inc." Cheesebox 2, no. 1 (June 1983): 1-2. PER CC1.C44 This is a brief note on the underwater research organization of Florida founded by J. Seward Johnson and Edward A. Link and its participation in Monitor exploration. There is also a photo of the Johnson and specifications for Johnson- Sea-Link I and Johnson-Sea-Link II.

531. Hardy, Robert R. "The Last Trip Of The Monitor," Daily Press [Newport News, VA], 25 June 1978. This is a retelling of the sinking of the Monitor and efforts of crew members of the Rhode Island, A. Colby, and USS Miami to save the ironclad's complement of men and officers. The article quotes Stephen D. Trenchard and J. P. Bankhead and provides the names of the sixteen men lost at sea. There are the standard illustrations and a location map.

532. Hartigan, John J. "The Monitor's Flag," New York Times, 4 December 1938.
In a letter to the editors of the Times, Hartigan, of Troy, NY, challenges a statement made by a previous contributor concerning the Monitor's flag. Hartigan repeats the story handed down through the years to the descendants of George S. Geer. As the story goes, Geer saved the battle flag from the flag room just before the ironclad sank and wrapped it around himself when he jumped overboard. John A. Griswold, an important political contact for Geer, accepted the flag as a gift. The Griswold family later gave the flag to the Smithsonian Institution.

533. "Hatteras Building Museum," Daily Press [Newport News, VA], 11 November 1995. Shortened ed. of "Hatteras Island Museum to Memorialize Outer Banks Shipwrecks."

534. "Hatteras Hopes for Museum Raised by Washington Trip," Coastland Times [Manteo, NC], 14 October 1986. The expectations of Dale Burrus and other members of the Hatteras Village Civic Association were raised after NOAA announced the requirements for the principal museum. The article notes that Burrus met with U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones (D- NC) and was disturbed by the remarks of a representative of South Street Seaport in New York City.

535. "Hatteras Island Museum to Memorialize Outer Banks Shipwrecks," Potomac News [Woodbridge, VA], 10 November 1995. This is a discussion of the construction of a museum on Hatteras Island, North Carolina [Graveyard of the Atlantic]. Much of the museum will be devoted to shipwrecks. The founders hope to display artifacts from the Monitor. Joe Schwarzer and Belinda Pla-Willis are quoted.

536. "Hatteras Maritime Museum Takes Shape." Hatteras Monitor 3, no. 6 (27 July 1988): 1. PER F262.096H38 Local authorities explain progress and release a drawing concerning the maritime museum planned for Hatteras.

537. "Hatteras: Navy Divers Thwarted Again," Wilmington Morning Star [NC], 2 September 1995. Same as "Monitor Divers Thwarted."

538. "Hatteras To Break Ground On Graveyard of Atlantic Museum," News [Athol, MS], 11 November 1995. Shortened ed. of "Hatteras Island Museum to Memorialize Outer Banks Shipwrecks."

539. Hauser, Hillary. "Monitor Lift?" Skin Diver (December 1976). A short article on the possibility of using the Glomar Explorer to recover the wreck.

540. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. "Chiefly About War Matters, By A Peaceable Man." Atlantic Monthly 10, no. 57 (July 1862): 43-61. An excellent travel essay by one of America's greatest authors. While touring the Virginia Peninsula, Hawthorne inspected the Monitor and offered his comments about what this machine symbolized for the future. It appears this essay inspired Herman Melville to pen poems about the Battle of Hampton Roads and the Monitor. The section on the Monitor (pp. 57-59) is, sadly, all too brief. Please note that Hawthorne is listed as the author in the table of contents but not at the beginning of the article.

541. Hayes, John D. "Lee Against the Sea: Seapower at Hampton Roads." Shipmate 20 (June 1957): 20-22.

542. Heinl, R. D., Jr. "Monitors--Ships That Changed the War." United States Naval Institute Proceedings 87, no. 706 (December 1961): 104. PER V1.R43
Marine Colonel Heinl corrects Paul H. Paist's statement concerning the last monitor in service with the USN (see Paul H. Paist's "Monitors--Ships that Changed War."). Heinl recalls exploring a monitor in the old Reserve Basin at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1937. During the Vietnam Conflict the navy revived the name monitor for its riverine patrol craft.

543. Henry, Bill. "Requiem for an Ironclad." Southern World (May/June 1980): 30-32.

544. Herbert, George. "NOAA has Sensible Monitor Plan," Ledger-Star [Norfolk, VA], 7 February 1986. Columnist George Herbert thinks NOAA "has hit on a fairly good plan" for managing the site.

545. Herring, Parker. "The Short, Unhappy Life of an Ironclad," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 2 November 1975. This is a retelling of the sinking of the Monitor and the selection of the principal museum for the Monitor artifacts.

546. Heslin, James J. "Two New Yorkers in the Union Navy." New York Historical Society Quarterly 43, no. 2 (April 1959): 160-201. PER F116.Q37 Joseph Collins, a crew member of the USS Brandywine in the North American Blockading Squadron, comments very briefly [pp. 182-183] on the loss the Monitor.

547. Hess, Peter E. "The Battle for the U.S.S. [sic] Monitor." Ships & Shipwrecks 1, no. 2 (November 1990): 1-3. Hess celebrates the opportunity for civilian scuba divers like himself to explore the Monitor wreck site. Hess, Gary Gentile's attorney, explains how the group of eighteen divers obtained legal permission to make the dive. He describes their continued efforts to obtain diving rights, and the techniques used in "descending 230 feet while breathing air." There are two photographs.

548. Hess, Earl J. "Northern Response to the Ironclad: A Prospect for the Study of Military Technology." Civil War Journal 31, no. 2 (June 1985): 126-143. Hess's "essay is an attempt to outline a method of approaching reaction by society to war tools." The author notes "because of its spectacular battle with the Virginia in Hampton Roads, the Monitor became the war's most famous ironclad." He also discusses the overreaction of many Northerners, who believed that monitors were super weapons. This footnoted article is a solid contribution to the understanding of the Monitor as a national symbol.

549. Higgins, John F. "Brilliant Career of the Merrimac." Confederate Veteran 8, no. 8 (August 1900): 356-57. Higgins served aboard the Virginia. He offers a narrative of the vessel during the Battle of Hampton Roads, and of the Virginia's destruction.

550. "High Seas, Visibility Prevent Photography of Sunken Ship," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 27 July 1977. The Harbor Branch Foundation, Inc./NOAA--sponsored expedition is hampered by rough seas and poor visibility.

551. Hightower, John. "Raising the Monitor." Treasure 9, no. 4 (April 1978): 46-51.

552. Hill, Dina B. "Editor's Corner." Cheesebox 7, no. 1 (September 1995): 7. PER CC1.C44 The sanctuary's education coordinator eulogizes Ernest W. "Pete" Peterkin, a long- time friend and one of the most knowledgeable Monitor historians.

553. [Hill, Dina B.]. "Middle School Curriculum Package Available for Upcoming School Year." Cheesebox 8, no. 1 (July 1996): 3. PER CC1.C44 The education coordinator outlines the curriculum package that includes publications, brochures, posters, artifact facsimiles, and enlarged photos.

554. Hill, Dina B. "The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary: Preserving the Past for the Future." Current 11, no. 2 (1992): 24-26. This is a discussion of the discovery of the wreck, and of NOAA's efforts to develop the first National Marine Sanctuary and educate the public on the ironclad's history. There is an overview of activities prepared for Harbor Watch, a short bibliography, and an "artist's rendering of the remains of the Monitor based on photographic data generated prior to 1987."

555. Hill, Dina B. "Researchers Relish Recipes." Cheesebox 1, no. 1 (December 1982): 5. PER CC1.C44 The search begins for the original recipe for the relish contained in the relish bottle found at the wreck site. The National Food Processors Association determined the ingredients were cloves, onions, pepper seeds, cucumbers, mustard seeds, peppercorns, and mushrooms.

556. [Hill, Dina B.]. "Update on Cataloging of Ernest W. Peterkin Papers." Cheesebox 8, no. 1 (July 1996): 3. The education coordinator provides a peek into the holdings in the Peterkin Papers on numerous ironclads.

557. Hill, Thom. "Monitor Group Will Move to Norfolk," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 19 January 1978. The Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation, Inc., announces it will move from Beaufort, NC, to Norfolk, VA. The foundation had received offers from Hampton, VA, Carteret Co., NC, and Wilmington, NC. Despite the move, the piece notes that NOAA controls the wreck and the state of North Carolina is still involved with research of the site. Larry Tise of the North Carolina Division of Archives and History is quoted.

558. Hinde, Jamie L. "Monitor Artifacts Go To Mariners' Museum in Newport News, VA." Underwater USA 4, no. 1 (May 1987). This is an announcement concerning the selection of The Mariners' Museum as the principal museum.

559. Hislam, Percival A. "Jubilee of the Turret-Ship." Scientific American 106 (17 February 1912): 153-54. This anniversary piece includes data and diagrams of the Monitor.

560. "Historic Casualty: The Monitor Disintegrates." National Geographic 185, no. 6 (June 1994). PER G1.N38 This is a brief write-up quoting John Broadwater on the effects of corrosion and possible damage inflicted by anchors. There are two illustrations and one attractive color photo of two divers over the wreck.

561. "Historic Clash of The Iron-Clads 77 Years Ago," Times Record [Troy, NY], 9 March 1939. A paragraph of text and two illustrations celebrate Troy citizens' contribution to the Monitor and recall the Battle of Hampton Roads.

562. "Historic Hook," Washington Post, 26 August 1986. Nancy Foster poses near the anchor on display at the National Visitor Center.

563. "History Salvaged From Monitor," Times-Herald [Newport News, VA], 30 August 1979. Richard A. Frank of NOAA discusses the artifacts raised during the expedition.

564. "Holes May Sink Monitor's Recovery," Charlotte News, 27 August 1979. Same story as below, "Holes Riddle Monitor Deck."

565. "Holes Riddle Monitor Deck," Daily Press [Newport News, VA], 26 August 1979. Because of three large holes found in the wreck, Floyd Childress of NOAA speculates that it is unlikely the whole ship will be recovered. It is possible the wreck was mistaken for a German submarine and damaged by depth charges. Glass, wood, and brass fittings are among the thirty-five artifacts recovered.

566. Hollyday, Lamar. "The Virginia and the Monitor." Confederate Veteran 30, no. 10 (October 1922): 380-82. Hollyday offers considerable evidence to show that the Monitor did not defeat the Virginia in the Battle of Hampton Roads. His sources come mainly from the Official Records and eyewitnesses.

567. Holmes, John. "Bringing Back Tons of Naval History." Insight 3, no. 25 (22 June 1987): 52-53.

568. Holtzman, Barbara. "'Monitor': Recovery In Doubt," Washington Post, 24 July 1977. Robert Sheridan and John Newton of the Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation, Inc., declare that the ironclad can be recovered. Holtzman quotes part of Sheridan's phone conversation.

569. Horyn, Cathy. "Letters Offer New Account of Ironclad Battle," The Ledger-Star and The Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk, VA], 29-30 December 1981, The Portsmouth Current. This is a discussion of the letters of E. A. Jack, assistant engineer on the Virginia, and the recollections by E. V. White, also an engineer on the Confederate ironclad.

570. Hovgaard, William. "Who Invented the Monitor?" Army and Navy Journal 47 (17 November 1904): 357. Hovgaard dismisses the claims of T. R. Timby.

571. "How They Found the Monitor." Army Reserve Magazine 22, no. 1 (January 1976): 15-18.

572. Hughes, Robert M., Jr. "The Monitor Defeated the Merrimac-Myth." Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine 8, no. 1 (July 1926): 30-36. A Southern reaction to an article in the Atlantic Monthly Almanac (1926) titled, "Monitor Defeats Merrimac, 1862." It recounts the withdrawal of the Monitor after Worden was wounded and the failure of the Monitor to meet the Virginia's subsequent challenges.

573. Hubinger, Bert. "Can We Ever Raise The Monitor?" Civil War Times Illustrated 36, no. 3 (June 1997): 38-48. The author provides historical information on the Battle of Hampton Roads and explains the possible need and the cost (more than $10 million) to recover the Monitor. John Broadwater is heavily quoted. The article includes a very nice selection of color photographs of the site and artifacts, the standard black-and- white images of the officers and crew, and a location map.

574. Hyypia, Jorma. "A Tale of Two Ships." Science and Mechanics (Spring 1978): 51-54, 112-13.