THE LOSS OF THE USS MONITOR MEMORIAL
IN THE AGE OLD BATTLE OF MAN AGAINST THE SEA, THE USS MONITOR, EN ROUTE TO BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA UNDER TOW BY THE USS RHODE ISLAND, FOUNDERED IN A GALE SIXTEEN MILES OFF THE COAST OF CAPE HATTERAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30AM ON NEW YEAR'S EVE 1862.
Location
Details
Memorial Type:
Cemetery Stones
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
CIVIL WAR
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By:
PAUL JORDAN
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