USS Monitor Legacy Program: DuPont’s Ironclad Attack
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The Mariners' Museum and Park
Monitor Legacy Program: DuPont’s Ironclad Attack on Charleston, SC
Presenter: John V. Quarstein, Director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center
About the lecture: Rear Admiral Samuel Francis DuPont was ordered to capture Charleston using nine ironclads against one of the most heavily defended harbors in the Confederacy. Forts such as Sumter and Battery Wagner mounted 179 heavy guns. Lacking sufficient firepower, the ironclads were badly damaged, and USS Keokuk sank the following day. Despite continued pressure, the Navy failed to take Charleston by sea.
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