2 Civil War sailors will be laid to rest

By William Cole

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 03, 2013

~~<p>Two Navy sailors will be interred March 8 at Arlington National Cemetery — 150 years after they went down with their ship, the famed Civil War ironclad Monitor.</p>
<p>The two unidentified men were crew members on the Union warship, which fought to a draw with the Confederate ironclad Virginia (the former Merrimack) at the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, signaling the end of the era of wooden warships.</p>
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Two Navy sailors will be interred March 8 at Arlington National Cemetery — 150 years after they went down with their ship, the famed Civil War ironclad Monitor.

The two unidentified men were crew members on the Union warship, which fought to a draw with the Confederate ironclad Virginia (the former Merrimack) at the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, signaling the end of the era of wooden warships. Login for more...