USS Monitor Legacy Program: Capt. Charles Wilkes Civil War Service
Capt. Charles Wilkes Civil War Service Presenter: John V. Quarstein, Director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center About the lecture: Charles Wilkes was one of the most controversial officers in the US Navy during the 19th century. After entering the navy as a midshipmen in 1818, he was promoted lieutenant, named commander of the Department of Charts […]
USS Monitor Legacy Program: Capt. John Rodgers
Capt. John Rodgers: Hero of the Battle of Wausau Sound Presenter: John V. Quarstein, Director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center John Rodgers was the son of the War of 1812 hero Commodore John Rodgers. The younger Rodgers commanded the North Pacific Exploration and Surveying Expedition in 1854. When the war began, Rodgers went with Flag Officer […]
USS Monitor Legacy Program: Capturing and Destroying the Ironclad Eastport
Presenter: John V. Quarstein Director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center About the lecture: Union Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote’s western flotilla supported General US Grant’s effort to control middle Tennessee. Once his ironclad fleet captured Ft. Henry, Foote sent part of his command down the Tennessee River to destroy Confederate transportation systems, supply depots, and capture […]
USS Monitor Legacy Program: Drewry’s Bluff Aftermath
Presenter: John V. Quarstein Director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center About the lecture: USS Monitor did not play a significant role during the Battle of Drewry’s Bluff. Once considered the ‘little ship that saved the nation”, it was unable to effectively shell the Confederate fort. Consequently, after the fight, Monitor’s commander, Lt. William Jeffers wrote a critical report detailing many […]
Evening Lecture: Conservation of USS Monitor
Presenter Will Hoffman Director of Conservation and Chief Conservator About the Lecture Within the Batten Conservation Complex we often get asked what’s happening with the turret, when will its conservation be completed, and/or why does it take so long to treat? Over the past 23 years, The Mariners’ Team has made much progress in the conservation and […]