Victor M. Drake papers on the U.S.S. Monitor
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The Victor M. Drake papers on the U.S.S. Monitor consist of several documents, primarily concerning the Monitor's crew. Included are both typewritten and handwritten notes on the ship's crew members, featuring first and last names, ranks, and in some instanceas, birth and death dates.
Historical note
Constructed at the Continental Iron Works in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, the U.S.S. Monitor was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. The Monitor is most famous for its battle against the ship Virginia (formerly the C.S.S. Merrimack) of the Confederate States Navy during the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862. John Lorimer Worden, a resident of Westchester County, New York, was the ship's commander.
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- Hudson River Valley Institute. "John Lorimer Worden." Accessed April 21, 2011. http://www.hudsonrivervalley.org/library/pdfs/worden.pdf
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The Victor M. Drake papers on the U.S.S. Monitor consist of several documents, primarily concerning the Monitor's crew. Included are both typewritten and handwritten notes on the ship's crew members, featuring first and last names, ranks, and in some instanceas, birth and death dates. These lists also identify crew members who were residents of Brooklyn. Also included are two newspaper clippings; one dates from 1953 and discusses the history of the Battle of Hampton Roads, and the other dates from circa 1861 and announces the commissioning of the Monitor by the United States Navy. The papers were created and compiled by Drake during the 1950s.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Victor M. Drake papers on the U.S.S. Monitor, 1973.219, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Victor M. Drake, 1954.