In the engagement the Alabama fought seven guns, and the Kearsarge five, both exercising the starboard battery, until the Alabama winded, using her
Archives for July 2018
July Fourth, 2018
Today is July 4th.This year we’re reprinting "Washington" by Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge from their book Hero Tales of American
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 3
La Salle discovered the Ohio, and in all probability the Illinois also; but that he discovered the Mississippi has not been proved, nor, in the light
The USS Kearsarge Versus the CSS Alabama
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Beginning The Union Captain’s Report.IntroductionAfter the memorable
Ironclads Battles to a Draw
Today's installment concludes The USS Monitor Versus The CSS Merrimac,our selection from Young Folks History of the War for the Union by John