Lest We Forget: One of the Seminal Naval Battles of All Time

By Prince George's County Ex-Pat

Sat, May 23, 2020 5:27 p.m.

As the Confederate ironclad approached Minnesota, Worden maneuvered Monitor from the grounded ship's shadow to engage Virginia in the battle that revolutionized naval warfare.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lorimer_Worden

John Lorimer Worden - Wikipedia John Lorimer Worden (March 12, 1818 – October 19, 1897) was a U.S. Navy officer in the American Civil War, who took part in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first-ever engagement between ironclad steamships at Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 9 March 1862.. Commanding the Union's only warship of this class, USS Monitor, Worden challenged the Confederate vessel Virginia, a converted steam ... en.wikipedia.org

PGCE-P: I am a direct descendant of Admiral John Worden.  My late mother was a Worden.

One of the seminal naval battles of all time.

And guess what?

Uncle Sam won't give me a goddamn dime.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads

Battle of Hampton Roads - Wikipedia The Battle of Hampton Roads, also referred to as the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (or Virginia) or the Battle of Ironclads, was a famous and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War.It was fought over two days, March 8–9, 1862, in Hampton Roads, a roadstead in Virginia where the Elizabeth and Nansemond rivers meet the James River just before it enters Chesapeake ... en.wikipedia.org

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