Identifier: from1800to1900wo00morr (find matches)
Title: From 1800 to 1900. The wonderful story of the century; its progress and achievements ..
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Morris, Charles, 1833-1922
Subjects: Nineteenth century
Publisher: Chicago, Ill., A.B. Kuhlman Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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REAR-ADMIRAL JOHN CRITTENDEN WATSON REAR-ADMIRAL WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY LEADING COMMANDERS OF OUR NAVY IN THE SPAN ISH - A M ERICAN WAR
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MAJOR-GENERAL WESLEY MERR1TT. MAJOR-GENERAL WILLIAM R. SHAFTER. LEADING COMMANDERS OFU.S. ARMY IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN NA VY 489 as turning points in nineteenth century warfare. And first and greatest among these was the remarkable naval battle in Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862. The use of iron for plating the hulls of ships was not first adopted in American war. This device was employed by England and France in the Crimean war in attacks on the Turkish forts. The idea, however, was American. As early as 1813 Colonel John Stevens, of New _, .- J , J The Idea of York, made plans for an ironclad ship somewhat resembling ironplatingthe Monitor in type. His son Edwin afterwards performed of Americanexperiments with cannon balls against iron plate, and in 1844Robert L. Stevens began the construction of a vessel to be plated with4^2-inch iron for the government. It was never finished, though in all nearly$2,000,000 were spent upon it. New invention render

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