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Civil War Podcast, Episode 106

CLASH OF THE IRONCLADS (Part the Second)

John Lorimer Worden (1818-1897)
John Lorimer Worden (1818-1897)

In which we continue to tell the story of the world’s first battle between two ironclad warships, the USS Monitor & the CSS Virginia, which took place on March 9, 1862.

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Our book recommendation for this episode is “Hampton Roads 1862: First Clash of the Ironclads” by Angus Konstam.

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