Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War/Loss of the USS Monitor

Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War/Loss of the USS Monitor (HMLH6)

Location: Hatteras, NC 27943 Dare County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 12.357', W 75° 42.289'

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Side A:
Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War
AfterJan. 15, 1862 - The Graveyard of the Atlantic claims the lives of Colonel J.W. Allen and Surgeon Weller, officers of the 9th N.J. Volunteers, and the second mate of the Ann E. Thompson.Dec. 31, 1862 - USS Monitor: N.K. Attwater, G. Frederickson, R.W. Hands, S.A. Lewis, W. Allen, W. Bryan, R. Cook, W.H. Eagan, J.R. Fenwick, R.H. Howard, T. Joyce, G. Littlefield, D. Moore, J. Nicklis, J. Stocking, R. Williams.USS Rhode Island - H. Logan, C.H. SmithJan. 17, 1864 - 1st N.C. Infantry: R.G. Casey, D.W. Farrow, J.J. Farrow, R.B. Farrow, N.F. Jennette.Over 600 perished with the losses of the Governor (Oct. 31, 1861), USS Bainbridge (Aug. 21, 1863) and General Lyon (Mar. 31, 1865)."...The white line of the running surf goes booming down the beach, But I shall never see them, thought the land lies close abroad, I've shaped the last long silent tack as takes one to the Lord."John Masfield

Side B:
The Loss of the USS Monitor
In the age old battle of man against the sea, the USS Monitor, en route to Beaufort, North Carolina under tow by the USS Rhode Island, foundered in a gale sixteen miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras at approximately 1:30 a.m. on New Year's Eve 1862.

"We had left behind us, one more treasure added to the priceless store which the Ocean so jealously hides. The Cumberland and Congress went first; the little boat that avenged their loss followed; in both noble souls have gone down. Their names are for history; and as long as we remain a people, so long will the work of the Monitor be remembered, and her story told to our children's children." Greenville M. Weeks, Surgeon USS Monitor

(back side of marker):
Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War

Jan. 15, 1862 - The Graveyard of the Atlantic claims the lives of Colonel J.W. Allen and Surgeon Weller, officers of the 9th N.J. Volunteers, and the second mate of the Ann E. Thompson.

Dec. 31, 1862 - USS Monitor: N.K. Attwater, G. Frederickson, R.W. Hands, S.A. Lewis, W. Allen, W. Bryan, R. Cook, W.H. Eagan, J.R. Fenwick, R.H. Howard, T. Joyce, G. Littlefield, D. Moore, J. Nicklis, J. Stocking, R. Williams.
USS Rhode Island - H. Logan, C.H. Smith.

Jan. 17, 1864 - 1st N.C. Infantry: R.G. Casey, D.W. Farrow, R.B. Farrow, N.F. Jennette.

Over 600 perished with the losses of the Governor (Oct. 31, 1861), USS Bainbridge (Aug. 21, 1863) and General Lyon (Mar. 31, 1865).

"?The white line of the running surf goes booming down the beach. But I shall never see them, though the land lies close abroad, I've shaped the last long silent tack as takes one to the Lord." John Masefield
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HM NumberHMLH6
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Placed ByDare County Tourism Board
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Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 10:15am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 435845 N 3896110
Decimal Degrees35.20595000, -75.70481667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 12.357', W 75° 42.289'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 12' 21.42" N, 75° 42' 17.34" W
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Area Code(s)252
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 59200 Museum Dr, Hatteras NC 27943, US
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