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IRONCLADS OF THE CIVIL WAR
The book I read is called IRONCLADS OF THE CIVIL WAR. When you think of the Civil War you think of on land battles, but there were also many battles in the water. The Civil War introduced the Ironclads, which are huge ships made of iron with no sails and very destructive.
The first built and launched ironclad was in 1855 and it was named the Merrimac. Europe just starting ....
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.... to do.
The Northerners were warned about this ironclad monster and were waiting for this moment a long time. When the Merrimac came into view she fought the Cumberland and ended up destroying it. The shell burst into the rail and knocked down nine men of the Cumberland. In the end the Merrimac destroyed the Cumberland. But no ship in the navy ever fought as hard or as brave as the Cumberland did.
Once the word got around about the ironclad everyone started ....
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