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Gideon Welles and the Naval Battle

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Feather Foster

Gideon Welles was Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War. March 9, 1862 It was a Sunday. Navy Secretary Gideon Welles rushed over to Lincoln’s office, where he found the President and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Civil War history, Edwin M. Stanton, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George McClellan, Gideon Welles, history, Inventor John Ericcson, naval history, naval inventor John Ericcson, President Abraham Lincoln, President James Buchanan, Presidential history, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, Secretary of war Edwin M. Stanton, The battle at Hampton Roads, the battle between the US ironclads, The Civil War, The CSS Virginia, The Mariners Museum, The Merrimac, The Merrimack, The USS Monitor, US history, White House history | 2 Comments
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