armored vessels

Rebel Ram Stonewall, Confederate States of America.

Stereograph showing the Confederate warship "Stonewall." No. 5. Part of series: Views in Washington, D.C. Copyright in 1867 by F. H. Bell. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

John A. Andrew to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, April 27, 1863 (Requests i...

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View of the bend in the James river round Farrars Island above Dutch G...

Birdseye view of an ironclad and steamships on the James River. Signed lower right:[?] Title devised from inscription above image. Inscribed above image: This bend is commanded by the Howlett House (Rebel) Batt... More

John Ericsson to S. B. Ruggles, Monday, April 14, 1862 (Ironclad vess...

Diagram showing the position of the Sassacus and ram Albemarle at the ...

Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 306.7 From Report on the Secretary of the Navy, with an appendix, containing reports from officers. December, 1864 (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1864). o... More

[The cannon drill on the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Osmaniye] / Constan...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a navy artillery gun, cannon, ship weapon, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rocketts, Richmond, Virginia Battered smokestack from C.S.S. ironclad ...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Dona... More

James River, Virginia Deck and turret of U.S.S. Monitor

Photo shows the light damage caused to the turret of the ironclad USS Monitor during her fight with the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, March 9, 1862 at the Battle of Hampton Roads-the first battle of two ir... More

The Rebel Ram "Atlanta" - 19th century Virginia.

Photograph shows steam driven ironclad "Atlanta," which was captured by the Union army from the Confederates in June 1863. After its capture the USS Atlanta operated in the James River area. Purchase; Robin Sta... More

James River, Virginia Deck and turret of U.S.S. Monitor

Photo shows the light damage caused to the turret of the ironclad USS Monitor during her fight with the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, March 9, 1862 at the Battle of Hampton Roads-the first battle of two ir... More

James River, Virginia Effect of Confederate shot on Federal Ironclad G...

Title from B811 series logbook. "U.S.S. Galena" on negative sleeve. Two plates form left (LC-B811-488A) and right (LC-B811-488B) halves of a stereograph pair. Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: 48... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Requests ironclad to protect Boston harbor

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Requests ironclad to protect Boston harbor

Turret of monitor Pasaic (i.e. Passaic)

Photograph shows a group of Union soldiers standing near the turret of the ironclad USS Passaic. Two soldiers stand above, near the pilot house. Indentations in the turret were caused by cannon fire. Purchase; ... More

John A. Andrew to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, April 27, 1863 (Requests i...

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[The crew of the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Orhaniye] / Constantinople,...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and English. No. 15. No. 411. In album: Imperial frigates and naval personnel, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collectio... More

[The Imperial Ironclad Corvette, Feth-i Bülend] / Abdullah Frères, Con...

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[The stern hall of the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Mes'udiye] / Constant...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Reassembled remains of the USS Cairo at Vicksburg National Military Pa...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The Cairo was one of seven ironclad gunboats employed by the Union Navy on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers during the American Civil W... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: E...

Ironclad vessels

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Requests ironclad to protect Boston harbor

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

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The iron-clad New Ironsides in fighting trim

Photograph shows a reproduction of a book illustration of the ironclad in battle.

John A. Andrew to Charles Sumner, Tuesday, April 28, 1863 (Ironclad t...

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U.S. ironclad gunboat Essex - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Photo shows the USS Essex, launched in 1856 as the New Era and acquired druing the American Civil War by the US Army in 1861 for the Western Gunboat Flotilla. Transferred to the US Navy in 1862 and participated... More

The smoke stack of the rebel ram Virginia at the Rocketts, Richmond, V...

Stereograph shows the destroyed smoke stack from ironclad ram C.S.S. Virginia II.

The iron-clad New Ironsides under sail

Photograph shows a reproduction of an engraving of the ironclad. No. 5511. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Three gun battery on "The Battery," Charleston, S.C.--The gun in dista...

Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 3068. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The cannon drill on the deck tower of the Imperial Ironclad Frigate A...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a navy artillery gun, cannon, ship weapon, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[The cannon drill on the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Mahmudiye] / Consta...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and English. No. 36. No. 423. In album: Imperial frigates and naval personnel, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collectio... More

Reassembled remains of the USS Cairo at Vicksburg National Military Pa...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The Cairo was one of seven ironclad gunboats employed by the Union Navy on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers during the American Civil W... More

View of historic Fort Gorges in the busy harbor on Casco Bay in Portla...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Built from 1858 to 1864, just before and during the U.S. Civil War, it saw no battles, and no troops were ever stationed there. Advanc... More

Commander George Washington Rodgers of U.S. Navy in uniform Cartes de ...

Photograph shows identified sailor who was killed aboard the Ironclad Monitor USS Catskill on August 17, 1863. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, formerly deposit D072) Purchased from: Earl Sheck, ... More

Ironclad gunboat USS Louisville on the Red River Photographed by McPhe...

Notation on verso: "G. boat Louisville up Red River." Notation on verso: "Civil War gun boat. Wm. J. Carmichael worked on boat during C.W. Maternal grandfather of Ellen Boer Lance." Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Requests ironclad to protect Boston harbor

John A. Andrew to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, April 27, 1863 (Requests i...

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John A. Andrew to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, April 27, 1863 (Requests i...

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John A. Andrew to Charles Sumner, Tuesday, April 28, 1863 (Ironclad t...

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Patapsco engaging Sullivans Id. Batteries.

Broadside view of an ironclad shelling a fort in Charleston, S.C. Harbor. Title inscribed lower left. Inscribed above image: red top to stack. Possibly by William Waud. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2... More

Chesapeake & Patapsco, Library of Congress drawings collection

Four scenes of rivers, lighthouses, ships and boats.

Monitor off Akin's Landing, November 1864

Photograph showing the double turreted ironclad monitor "Onandaga" off Akin's Landing in the James River.

[The Imperial Ironclad Frigate Mahmudiye] / Abdullah Frères, Constanti...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 32. No. 45. In album: Imperial frigates and naval personnel, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection ... More

[James River, Virginia Deck and turret of U.S.S. Monitor]

Photo shows two men standing on the deck observing the light damage caused to the turret of the ironclad USS Monitor during her fight with the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, March 9, 1862, at the Battle of ... More

U.S. Battleship sic Katahdin - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

Photo shows the ironclad naval ram Katahdin, launched 1893 and decommissioned from the U.S. Navy in 1909. (Source: C. Seavey, 2016) Attribution to Hart based on style of numbering on transparency. Negative copy... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Ironclad to protect Boston Harbor

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Ironclad vessel

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Ironclad to protect Boston Harbor

The American ram - American Civil War sheet music

Music associated with the Union side

John A. Andrew to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, April 27, 1863 (Requests i...

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U.S. steamer "Massasoit," in James River, 1864

Stereograph showing Union sailors on a pier in the foreground and the U.S. gunboat Massasoit nearby on the James River in Virginia. No. 2547. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 186... More

The original "Monitor" after her fight with the "Merrimac"

Stereograph showing Union soldiers on deck by the turret of the U.S.S. Monitor seen from the stern. No. 486. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed to James F. G... More

[The ironclad Abdulkadir] - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 6. In album: Ships, naval schools and the Naval Fire Brigade, Istanbul and environs, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid ... More

[The crew of the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Osmaniye] / Constantinople,...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

[The rigging drill on the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Osmaniye] / Consta...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 27. No. 599. In album: Imperial frigates and naval personnel, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection... More

Reassembled remains of the USS Cairo at Vicksburg National Military Pa...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The Cairo was one of seven ironclad gunboats employed by the Union Navy on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers during the American Civil W... More

Master John C. Hamlin of U.S. Navy in uniform

Photograph shows identified sailor who served on US Bark Pursuit, steamer Cactus, ironclad monitor Catskill, and USS Daffodil. Notation on verso: "Jos. Hamlin." Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2017:171, f... More

Iron-clad gunboat "Galena," showing the effect of Rebel shot,

Photograph shows the damage done to the United States ironclad Galena after a battle with Confederates at Fort Darling on Drewry's Bluff in May, 1862. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). From se... More

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Ironclad vessel

Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: J...

Requests ironclad to protect Boston harbor

The American ram - American Civil War sheet music

Music associated with the Union side

The American ram - Public domain music sheet scan

John A. Andrew to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, April 27, 1863 (Requests i...

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U.S.S. Cairo Ironclad, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: Built by James B. Eads for use on western rivers, Cairo was commissioned in January 1862 and was one of seven City Class ironclad gunboats, all of a uniform desig... More

Turret of Pasaic (i.e. Passaic) monitor, Charleston Harbor, S.C.

Photograph shows a sailor standing at the turret of the Union ironclad Passaic in Charleston harbor, while two men stand above near the pilot house. Indentations in the turret were caused by cannon fire. Purcha... More

Edwin M. Stanton to Abraham Lincoln, March 1862 (Ironclad vessels)

John Ericsson to S. B. Ruggles, Monday, April 14, 1862 (Ironclad vess...

The smoke stack of the rebel ram Virginia at the Rocketts, Richmond, V...

Stereograph shows the destroyed smoke stack from ironclad ram C.S.S. Virginia II.

The war in Georgia -- Reconnoissance of a detachment of national troop...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 13, no. 336 (1862 April 19), p. 376.

Map showing entrance to Mobile Bay and course taken by Union fleet.

Map shows Confederate fortifications (Forts Powell, Gaines, Morgan) and the location of Union fleet in Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. On August 5, Union Admiral Farragut attempted to lead several ships int... More

[The cannon hold on the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Mahmudiye] / Constan...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 34. No. 424. In album: Imperial frigates and naval personnel, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection... More

"Italia," first class ironclad of the Italian Navy

W16089 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Montesi, E.

The Monitor Deck view, from the bow

Photograph shows Union sailors aboard the ironclad USS Monitor on the James River, Virginia; shows light damage caused to the turret during its fight with the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, March 9, 1862, a... More

Rocketts, Richmond, Virginia Battered smokestack from C.S.S. ironclad ...

Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865. Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Dona... More

O give us a navy of iron - American Civil War sheet music

Music associated with the Union side

[The commanders and officers of the Imperial Ironclad Frigate Mes'udiy...

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 15. No. 428. In album: The Imperial Naval Academy and naval personnel, Istanbul and environs, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abd... More

[The crew hanging the ship's lifeboats on the Imperial Ironclad Frigat...

Lifeboat launching drill. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 12. No. 600. In album: Imperial frigates and naval personnel, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of:... More

John A. Andrew to Charles Sumner, Tuesday, April 28, 1863 (Ironclad t...

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Edwin M. Stanton to Abraham Lincoln, March 1862 (Ironclad vessels)