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    Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Civil War sailors laid to rest, 151 years later

    <b> </b>Eleven years ago, Navy Capt. Barbara "Bobbie" Scholley dived more than 230 feet into the ocean to help bring back the past: two sailors killed when their Civil War battleship sank in 1862.
    Eleven years ago, Navy Capt. Barbara "Bobbie" Scholley dived more than 230 feet into the ocean to help bring back the past: two sailors killed when their Civil War battleship sank in 1862. On Friday, the Annapolis woman joined the crew members'...

    Tags: Unions, Annapolis, Chemical Industry, Hatteras, Archaeology

    2. Mar 2, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Museum marks USS Monitor's 150th anniversary

    One hundred fifty years ago this month, two strange-looking ships met near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and changed the course of naval, if not American, history.
    One hundred fifty years ago this month, two strange-looking ships met near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and changed the course of naval, if not American, history. The duel in Hampton Roads between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia ended in a draw,...

    Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Museums, Conservation, Hatteras, USS Monitor Center

    3. May 5, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Good fences made for good neighbors in 1912

    100 Years Ago Of-fensive neighbors In the Howard County courthouse column: "After the completion of the criminal docket, the civil docket was taken up and the first case on it was the one of Curtis vs. Thompson. This grew out of a dispute over a...

    Tags: Heads of State, Sykesville, Hatteras, United States Naval Academy, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)

    4. May 3, 2013 | Daily Press

  4. Welcome to "Our Story: 400 years of history in Hampton Roads"

    When your job is writing about history, it's hard to have a week better than the one just past.
    When your job is writing about history, it's hard to have a week better than the one just past. One of Jamestown's oldest riddles was finally answered in pretty conclusive fashion by the butchered skull of a 14-year-old English girl -- and this first...

    Tags: War of 1812, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Hampton Roads

    5. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  5. Preserving the memory of the Monitor sailors

    Long before the start of the expedition that recovered the USS Monitor gun turret from the bottom of the Atlantic in 2002, Navy divers and NOAA archaeologists working to save the historic Civil War ship knew they might run into the remains of lost sailors.
    Long before the start of the expedition that recovered the USS Monitor gun turret from the bottom of the Atlantic in 2002, Navy divers and NOAA archaeologists working to save the historic Civil War ship knew they might run into the remains of lost...

    Tags: Hatteras, Archaeology, Mariners' Museum, USS Monitor Center, Tropical Storms

    6. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  6. Lost Monitor sailors near burial

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Two sailors who perished 150 years ago in the sinking of one of history's most famous warships took a solemn step toward their final resting place Thursday when their remains were transferred to a Navy ceremonial guard at Dulles International Airport.
    WASHINGTON — Two sailors who perished 150 years ago in the sinking of one of history's most famous warships took a solemn step toward their final resting place Thursday when their remains were transferred to a Navy ceremonial guard at Dulles...

    Tags: CSS Virginia, Hampton Roads

    7. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. USS MONITOR: Two Civil War sailors to be laid to rest Friday in Arlington National Cemetery

    Two sailors who died during the Civil War have been laid to rest.
    WDBJ7 Anchor/Reporter
    Two sailors who died during the Civil War have been laid to rest. A funeral was held Friday for the men who drowned when the USS Monitor sank during the Civil War. Hundreds watched the service with full military honors including WDBJ7’s Chris...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions

    8. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  8. Ironclad on a rampage

    No one imagined the destruction about to unfold as the <a href="#" data-topic-id="PLTRA0000110">CSS Virginia</a> eased from its berth late on the morning of March 8, 1862, for what was supposed to be its maiden voyage.
    No one imagined the destruction about to unfold as the CSS Virginia eased from its berth late on the morning of March 8, 1862, for what was supposed to be its maiden voyage. But even as the sailors at Portsmouth’s Gosport Navy Yard prepared to...

    Tags: Fort Monroe, USS Monitor Center, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Shootings

    9. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  9. First clash of the ironclads

    Few days opened more darkly for the U.S. Navy than March 9, 1862.
    Few days opened more darkly for the U.S. Navy than March 9, 1862. Mangled by the lethal guns and armored sides of the CSS Virginia on the previous afternoon, the Union fleet in Hampton Roads still reeled from the brutal loss of two warships and 300...

    Tags: Basketball, Unions, U.S. Navy, USS Monitor Center, Mariners' Museum

    10. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  10. Lincoln directs fall of Norfolk

    When Abraham Lincoln stepped ashore at Fort Monroe late on May 6, 1862, he hoped his visit would prod Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan and his Army of the Potomac into action.
    When Abraham Lincoln stepped ashore at Fort Monroe late on May 6, 1862, he hoped his visit would prod Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan and his Army of the Potomac into action. By the next morning, however — after finding that McClellan’s long...

    Tags: Unions, Ocean View, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Fort Monroe, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)

    11. Dec 28, 2012 |Story| Daily Press

  11. Ironclad mourned 150 years after its death

    When the USS Monitor left Hampton Roads on the afternoon of Dec. 29, 1862, the southwest wind was light, the skies clear and the seas smooth. Nobody imagined that just 36 hours later the famous ship hailed as the savior of the Union after its historic...

    Tags: Museums, Hatteras, Fort Monroe, USS Monitor Center, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)

    12. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  12. Arlington honors for USS Monitor sailors "a proud moment"

    Two sailors who died 150 years ago when the USS Monitor sank off the coast of North Carolina will be buried next month in Arlington National Cemetery.
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    Two sailors who died 150 years ago when the USS Monitor sank off the coast of North Carolina will be buried next month in Arlington National Cemetery. A maritime archaeologist who helped recover the sailors' remains says the ceremony will be "a proud...

    Tags: New Year's Day, Bay National Corporation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hampton Roads

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USS Monitor Sailors Dignified Transfer Ceremony
A Navy ceremonial guard removes the remains of a sailor...
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USS Monitor Sailor's remains arrive at Dulles
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