Secondary Sources

Works Cited Abnett, Dan. Graphic Battles Of The Civil War; The Monitor Versus The Merrimac; Ironclads at War. Illus. Dheeraj Verma. New York: Rosen Central, 2007. Print. This shows us a graphic novel version of before, during, and after the battle. It also tells us what each boat thought when they retreated. It was very visual and helped us understand the battle early in our research.

"Action between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, 9 March 1862." Civil War Naval Actions. Department of the Navy, n.d. Web. 5 Dec. 2012. This is a Naval website. This page features still more images of the battle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, on 9 March 1862. The artworks presented on this page are either from distant perspectives, or depict scenes on aboard the combatants.

Allen, Thomas B., and Roger Macbride Allen. Mr.Lincoln's High-Tech War. N.p.: National Geographic, 2009. Print. This book gave us a general summary about the battle. It also had several diagrams of the ships.

American Civil War: CSS Virginia. About.com Military History, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2013. This website gives us a description of the Merrimack's features, how much it weighs and its description of what it looked like. It also gives a written description of the Displacement which is 4100, the Length is 275 feet, the Beam is 51 feet, the Draft is 21 feet, the Speed

is 5-6 knots, the Complement is 320 men, and the Armament is 2 7-in. Brooke rifles, 2 6.4-in. Brooke rifles, 6 9-in. Dahlgren smoothbores, 2 12-pdr howitzers.

Battle of First Ironclads. Oracle Think Quest, n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2012. This is a great site. It has a lot of very informative pictures, specific details, and a lot of needed information.

The Battle of Hampton Roads. Civil War Trust, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2012. This website has very informative pictures and pictures of the battle. These pictures helped our group understand more about the "war scene." This also told us about Jefferson Davis.

"Battle of Hampton Roads." About.com. Military History, n.d. Web. 19 Dec. 2012. This website provides useful information about the Monitor and Merrimack and has great, informative details.

Birth of the Ironclads! CivilWarhome.com, n.d. Web. 19 Dec. 2012. This website has all the information we need about how the Ironclads started and if the Unions or Confederates knew that the others were also building ships. This website has exquisite details on the birth of the Ironclads.

Civil War Ironclad Duel Forever Changed Naval Warfare. usvet.com/ironclads, n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. This website is very informative. This is a log about the battle.

Civil War Ironclad Duel Forever Changed Naval Warfare. usvetdsp.com/ironclads.htm, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2013. The website has a lot of subtitles, bold words, and very informative and detailed paragraphs.

Civil War Ironclads An Introduction. Users.wowway.com, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2012. It has very basic information about the Ironclads because it is an introduction. I also like the way it uses subtitles.

EyeWitness To History. Christmas Military Loans, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2012. It provides general information about the battle, and it also has a bunch of great pictures, and it has bold paragraph starters.

Hampton Roads Fight Begins New Era of Naval Warfare. Sun Herald, n.d. Web. 5 Dec. 2012. It has a lot of information before the ironclads were formed.

Ironclads: Armored Ships of the Civil War. Francis History-Ironclads, n.d. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This is very informative the armored ships of the Civil War. It also tells you about the designs of the Ironclads.

Izzo, Dan. How a steam engine works. Youtube. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2013. This video clip tells us how a steam engine works.

"Monitor and Merrimack." InfoPlease. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 2011. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. It provides a substantial amount of information that we couldn't find any were else.

"Monitor And Merrimack." Infoplease.com/encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Dec. 2012. This website was an additional resource to tell us information about the ironclad battle.

The Monitor and the 'Merrimack' {CSS Virginia}. Youtube. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Feb. 2013. This is from a 1991 tv show called Ironclads. We are using this video because it shows us what happened during the battle. It also shows us that both boats thought they had won but nobody won.

Pook, G.G. USS Merrimack (1856-1861). 1936. Drawing. Collection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. We used this image to show what the Merrimack looked like before it was turned in the Virginia. It was interesting to see the transformation.

Readex. Newsbank, n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2012. This site has a timeline filled with great information and timelines of the ironclads.

They Revolutionized War. angelfire.com, n.d. Web. 3 Jan. 2013. This site has very good information about how the Monitor and the Virginia(Merrimack) were revolutionizing the war by being the first ironclad ships ever to fight in war. Nowadays most ships are Ironclads. Who knew that two ships could make a huge difference in the world today.

Union Coastal Ironclads. Naval Historical Center, n.d. Web. 3 Jan. 2013. This website is very detailed. It gave us information about the dimensions of the ships and some images too.