Union battle of the Moitor and Merrimac

By codeyland

  • lunch of the monitor

    The monitor lunches from port

  • Built by John Ericsson

    this is when the monitor was completely built

  • The Monitor leaves from New york bound for Monroe

  • Merrrimac attaks the Merrimac sinks the uss comberland

    The merrimac attacks the union barricad and destroys most of the wooden ships because it was an iron ship and the cannons would just bounce off.

  • Commander of Monitor during the battle John L. Warden was the driver of the boat but then he was temporliy blinded by a near by shell. he was a Rear Admiral

    The commander officer during the battle of the Monitor and the merrimac was John J. Worden he was temporaraly blinded during the battle

  • Lieutenant Samuel D. Greene He assumed full command of the monitor when John L. Warden was blinded

    Executive officer during the battle of the Monitor and the Merrmac

  • The Monitor had to pull back away from the merrimac because a shell hit the near the viewiing slit and temporarily blinded him

    the Merrimac turned away from this oprtunity because of their lack of ammo

  • Casulties of the battle for the union

    2 Wooden ships sunk one wooden ship dammaged, 261 killed, 108 wounded

  • Strength of union forces

    1 Ironclad 3 wooden ships

  • John marstomn He was assigned to the uss comperland of the brazil squadren and then was commissioned as commodore and years lader was in command of the uss roanoke at the battle of Hampton road

  • Monitor travles down the James rivier to help with the Peninsualar campign