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Virginia engages with the Unions ironclad, the USS Monitor, at the mouth of the James River. The battle lasts for more than four hours. While neither ship gains a decisive advantage, it is a strategic victory for the Union because the Virginia is unable to destroy any more of the Unions wooden fleet. May 10, 1862 May 11, 1862 Confederates destroy the CSS Virginia after the fall of Yorktown because it draws too much water to navigate up the James River and in order to ensure that it would...

rgallabrese@heraldstaronline.com NEW BOOK — Douglas Miller, a native of Steubenville, is the author of the recently published book “The Greatest Escape: A True American Civil War Adventure.” -- Contributed Douglas Miller’s continued interest in his hometown of Steubenville was apparent from the moment he answered his telephone. “How is the weather there?” Miller asked while speaking from the Los Angeles suburb of Studio City. When told that we were experiencing below-normal tempera...

Mark Hurwitz Traditions can play an especially important part in celebrating the holidays each year for families. With Christmas just around the corner, many of us may head north and cut down our own Christmas tree, maybe hang tree ornaments that have been passed down from grandparents, or even simply buying a box of holiday ribbon candy. If you are like me you enjoy this colorful and yes, very sticky candy each Christmas, but did you know that a Marblehead resident helped play a part in making...

Miss fanny. fanny seward: thank you for coming, mister president. abraham lincoln: how could i stay away when my secretary of state is rendered in such a way as he cannot but listen? [laughs] i have worked my own hand as hard as at sawing wood, so many others hands have i shaken. ive been to libby prison. general weitzel asked me point blank how to treat the defeated confederate soldiers. i told him to let them up easy. my old friend. tom hanks: it is close to 10 pm when secretary of war stanton...

Miss fanny. fanny seward: thank you for coming, mister president. abraham lincoln: how could i stay away when my secretary of state is rendered in such a way as he cannot but listen? [laughs] i have worked my own hand as hard as at sawing wood, so many others hands have i shaken. ive been to libby prison. general weitzel asked me point blank how to treat the defeated confederate soldiers. i told him to let them up easy. my old friend. tom hanks: it is close to 10 pm when secretary of war stanton...