Ironclad ship battle
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04-20-2013, 05:37 AM
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04-20-2013, 05:34 PM
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RE: Ironclad ship battle
(04-19-2013 09:16 AM)Laurie Verge Wrote: The conspirators were held on monitors off the Washington Navy Yard for awhile before being brought on land to the penitentiary. Booth's autopsy was performed on a monitor. Were these ships of the same style as the famous Monitor? For what reason were they held there? Inaccessibility? |
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04-20-2013, 06:30 PM
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RE: Ironclad ship battle
Definitely. The government also needed time to prepare the penitentiary for their arrival.
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04-22-2013, 08:29 PM
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RE: Ironclad ship battle
While not large war ships, the monitors were very intimidating. They served their purpose in the capacity as floating citadels to hold the prisoners very well. Sad to think that these historic warships were eventually sold for scrap.
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