The CSS Virginia: Sink Before Surrender When the CSS Virginia slowly steamed down the Elizabeth River towards Hampton Roads on March 8th, 1862, the tide of naval warfare turned from wooden sailing ships to armored steam-powered vessels. Little did the ironclad's crew realize that their makeshift warship would achieve the greatest Confederate naval victory. The voyage was thought by most of the crew to be simply a procedural mission. Instead, the Virginia's aggressive commander, Franklin Buchanan, transformed the voyage into a test by fire that forever proved the supreme power of iron over wood. The Virginia's ability to beat the odds to become the first ironclad to enter Hampton Roads stands as a testament to her designers, builders, officers and crew. Virtually everything about the Virginia's design was an improvisation or an adaptation, characteristic of the Confederacy's efforts to wage a modern war with limited industrial resources. Noted historian John V. Quarstein recounts the compelling story of this ironclad underdog, providing a detailed chronology of the ship and appendices including crew member biographies, casualties, statistics and dimensions of the ship. |
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Contents
Preface | 7 |
FlashpointGosport | 27 |
Iron Against Wood | 45 |
The Virginia | 63 |
The Race for Hampton Roads | 87 |
Like a Huge HalfSubmerged Crocodile | 113 |
Aftermath | 137 |
Enter the Monitor | 151 |
Confederate Marines Aboard the CSS Virginia | 291 |
Confederate Army Volunteers Aboard the CSS Virginia by Unit Designation | 295 |
CSS Virginia Casualties March 8 1862 | 305 |
CSS Virginia Personnel Paroled at Appomattox Virginia and Greensboro North Carolina | 309 |
CSS Virginia Officer Assignments March 8 1862 | 311 |
CSS Virginia Dimensions and Statistics | 315 |
The Crew of the CSS Virginia | 317 |
Chronology of the CSS Virginia | 435 |
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&James River Payrolls 41st Virginia Infantry 9th Virginia Infantry Alabama batteries Battle of Hampton bounty as member Brooke Charleston command Confederate ironclad Confederate Soldiers CSMC Personnel CSN & CSMC CSRs of Confederate CSS Chattahoochee CSS Virginia CSS Virginia II Cumberland Drewry’s Bluff File NA-2 Flag Officer Franklin Buchanan Gosport Navy Yard Hampton Roads Hosp Hospital & Prison ironclad James River Squadron John Taylor Wood landsman Lieutenant Louisiana Infantry Mallory member of crew Merrimack Microfilm Series Monitor Naval Station North Carolina North Carolina Infantry North Carolina Payrolls North Carolina Squadron ordinary seaman paid for service Pensacola Navy Yard Portsmouth received $50 bounty reenlisted Richmond &James River Roll 18 Served in Organizations served on CSS ship Soldiers Who Served superannuated for rations Tattnall transferred to CSN U.S. Navy U.S. War Department Union Vessel Papers Virginia CRR Virginia Infantry CSRs Virginia muster roll William
Bibliographic information
| Title | The CSS Virginia: Sink Before Surrender |
| Author | John V. Quarstein |
| Publisher | The History Press, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1609495802, 9781609495800 |
| Length | 591 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / United States / 19th Century History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) |
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