Overview
The First Battle between “Iron” Ships of War
The First Battle between “Iron” Ships of War.
 
Bibliography, Links, and Educational Resource pages provide jumping off points for learning more about the USS Monitor, the CSS Virginia, the Civil War and the men and women who lived through it.


Educational Resources

For years, The Mariners' Museum has been a rich source of content on the web. Much of this was made possible through a project developed with a grant from Verizon. These Educational Resources have been - and continue to be - invaluable to students and educators everywhere.

The Battle of March 8, 1862
As recalled by H. Ashton Ramsey, Chief Engineer of the CSS Virginia.

Watching the Merrimac
By R. E. Colston, Brigadier-General, C.S.A.

The Men of the Cumberland
By Rev. R.T.S. Lowell

In the Monitor Turret
by S.D. Greene - March 9, 1862
Published in "Century", March 1885

John Ericsson: Life Before the Monitor

The Naming of the Monitor

The Battle at Drewery's Bluff: May 15, 1862

The Loss of the Monitor
as previously written by Francis B. Butts for the Rhode Island Soldiers & Sailors Historical Society in the Century Magazine: December 1885

Biographies of Commanders of the Monitor

Historic Legacy of the Monitor
Introduction: Later Classes of Monitors
Timeline of Later Monitors
Later Classes of Monitors

Teacher/Student Resources for the Monitor

Vocabulary

Student Activities