Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Civil War Ironclads" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
continental iron works, ericsson battery, iron-clad, Merrimack, Monitor.
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"The Attack on the Federal Fleet"
The National Republican (Washington, DC), October 22, 1861, Page 2, Image 2, col. 5.
"A Terrible Engine of Destruction"
Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, TN), December 20, 1861, Page 4, Image 4, col. 1.
"A New Engine of War"
Cincinnati Daily Press (Cincinnati, OH), December 24, 1861, Page 4, Image 4, col. 1.
"Raftsman's Journal"
Raftsman’s Journal (Clearfield, PA), February 5, 1862, Page 2, Image 2, col. 2.
"Important From Fortress Monroe"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), March 10, 1862, Page 2, Image 2, col. 3.
"The Battle in Hampton Roads"
Daily Intelligencer (Wheeling, WV), March 13, 1862, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"Acount of the Duel Between the Montior and the Merrimac"
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser (Honolulu, HI), May 1, 1862, Page 4, Image 4, col. 1.
"The Engagement at Fort Darling"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), May 21, 1862, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"The War for the Rebellion"
The Nashville Daily Union (Nashville, TN), January 10, 1863, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"The Attack on Charleston"
Edgefield Advertiser (Edgefield, SC), April 15, 1863, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Our Iron-Clads"
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser (Honolulu, HI), August 27, 1863, Page 3, Image 3, col. 2.
"News From the South"
Indiana State Sentinel (Indianapolis, IN), May 2, 1864, Page 4, Image 4, col. 1.
"Vessels in Commission"
Richmond Dispatch (Richmond, VA), February 10, 1901, Page 9, Image 9, col. 3.
"The Battle of Hampton Roads"
Wilmar Tribune (Wilmar, MN), March 6, 1931, Page 3, Image 3, col. 1.

Civil War Ironclads: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America