Hatteras in Dare County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War/Loss of the USS Monitor

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By Paul Jordan, June 12, 2010

1. Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War Marker

Inscription.

Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War/Loss of the USS Monitor. . Side A:Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War. AfterJan. 15, 1862 - The Graveyard of the Atlantic claims the lives of Colonel J.W. Allen and Surgeon Weller, officers of the 9th N.J. Volunteers, and the second mate of the Ann E. Thompson. Dec. 31, 1862 - USS Monitor: N.K. Attwater, G. Frederickson, R.W. Hands, S.A. Lewis, W. Allen, W. Bryan, R. Cook, W.H. Eagan, J.R. Fenwick, R.H. Howard, T. Joyce, G. Littlefield, D. Moore, J. Nicklis, J. Stocking, R. Williams. USS Rhode Island - H. Logan, C.H. Smith Jan. 17, 1864 - 1st N.C. Infantry: R.G. Casey, D.W. Farrow, J.J. Farrow, R.B. Farrow, N.F. Jennette. Over 600 perished with the losses of the Governor (Oct. 31, 1861), USS Bainbridge (Aug. 21, 1863) and General Lyon (Mar. 31, 1865). "...The white line of the running surf goes booming down the beach, But I shall never see them, thought the land lies close abroad, I've shaped the last long silent tack as takes one to the Lord." John Masfield Side B: The Loss of the USS Monitor. In the age old battle of man against the sea, the USS Monitor, en route to Beaufort, North Carolina under tow by the USS Rhode Island, foundered in a gale sixteen miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras at approximately 1:30 a.m. on New Year's Eve 1862. "We had left behind us, one more treasure added to the priceless store which the Ocean so jealously hides. The Cumberland and Congress went first; the little boat that avenged their loss followed; in both noble souls have gone down. Their names are for history; and as long as we remain a people, so long will the work of the Monitor be remembered, and her story told to our children's children." Greenville M. Weeks, Surgeon USS Monitor (back side of marker): Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War Jan. 15, 1862 - The Graveyard of the Atlantic claims the lives of Colonel J.W. Allen and Surgeon Weller, officers of the 9th N.J. Volunteers, and the second mate of the Ann E. Thompson. Dec. 31, 1862 – USS Monitor: N.K. Attwater, G. Frederickson, R.W. Hands, S.A. Lewis, W. Allen, W. Bryan, R. Cook, W.H. Eagan, J.R. Fenwick, R.H. Howard, T. Joyce, G. Littlefield, D. Moore, J. Nicklis, J. Stocking, R. Williams. USS Rhode Island – H. Logan, C.H. Smith. Jan. 17, 1864 – 1st N.C. Infantry: R.G. Casey, D.W. Farrow, R.B. Farrow, N.F. Jennette. Over 600 perished with the losses of the Governor (Oct. 31, 1861), USS Bainbridge (Aug. 21, 1863) and General Lyon (Mar. 31, 1865). “…The white line of the running surf goes booming down the beach. But I shall never see them, though the land lies close abroad, I’ve shaped the last long silent tack as takes one to the Lord.” John Masefield . This historical marker was erected by Dare County Tourism Board. It is in Hatteras in Dare County North Carolina

Side A:Maritime Casualties of the American Civil WarAfterJan. 15, 1862 - The Graveyard of the Atlantic claims the lives of Colonel J.W. Allen and Surgeon Weller, officers of the 9th N.J. Volunteers, and the second mate of the Ann E. Thompson. Dec. 31, 1862 - USS Monitor: N.K. Attwater, G. Frederickson, R.W. Hands, S.A. Lewis, W. Allen, W. Bryan, R. Cook, W.H. Eagan, J.R. Fenwick, R.H. Howard, T. Joyce, G. Littlefield, D. Moore, J. Nicklis, J. Stocking, R. Williams. USS Rhode Island - H. Logan, C.H. Smith Jan. 17, 1864 - 1st N.C. Infantry: R.G. Casey, D.W. Farrow, J.J. Farrow, R.B. Farrow, N.F. Jennette. Over 600 perished with the losses of the Governor (Oct. 31, 1861), USS Bainbridge (Aug. 21, 1863) and General Lyon (Mar. 31, 1865). "...The white line of the running surf goes booming down the beach, But I shall never see them, thought the land lies close abroad, I've shaped the last long silent tack as takes one to the Lord." John Masfield

Side B: The Loss of the USS MonitorIn the age old battle of man against the sea, the USS Monitor, en route

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2. Loss of the USS Monitor Marker

to Beaufort, North Carolina under tow by the USS Rhode Island, foundered in a gale sixteen miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras at approximately 1:30 a.m. on New Year's Eve 1862.

"We had left behind us, one more treasure added to the priceless store which the Ocean so jealously hides. The Cumberland and Congress went first; the little boat that avenged their loss followed; in both noble souls have gone down. Their names are for history; and as long as we remain a people, so long will the work of the Monitor be remembered, and her story told to our children's children." Greenville M. Weeks, Surgeon USS Monitor

(back side of marker):
Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War

Jan. 15, 1862 - The Graveyard of the Atlantic claims the lives of Colonel J.W. Allen and Surgeon Weller, officers of the 9th N.J. Volunteers, and the second mate of the Ann E. Thompson.

Dec. 31, 1862 – USS Monitor: N.K. Attwater, G. Frederickson, R.W. Hands, S.A. Lewis, W. Allen, W. Bryan, R. Cook, W.H. Eagan, J.R. Fenwick, R.H. Howard, T. Joyce, G. Littlefield, D. Moore, J. Nicklis, J. Stocking, R. Williams.
USS Rhode Island – H. Logan, C.H. Smith.

Jan. 17, 1864 – 1st N.C. Infantry: R.G. Casey, D.W. Farrow, R.B. Farrow, N.F. Jennette.

Over 600 perished with the losses of the Governor (Oct. 31, 1861), USS Bainbridge

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3. Loss of the USS Monitor Marker

(Aug. 21, 1863) and General Lyon (Mar. 31, 1865).

“…The white line of the running surf goes booming down the beach. But I shall never see them, though the land lies close abroad, I’ve shaped the last long silent tack as takes one to the Lord.” John Masefield

Erected by Dare County Tourism Board.

Location. 35° 12.357′ N, 75° 42.289′ W. Marker is in Hatteras, North Carolina, in Dare County. Marker can be reached from Coast Guard Road. In the Parking area just past the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum. Part of the Hatteras Village Guided Tour. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 59158 Coast Guard Road, Hatteras NC 27943, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Flagship USS Minnesota/Hotel de Afrique (a few steps from this marker); Fort Clark/The Bombardment of Fort Hatteras (within shouting distance of this marker); Burnside's Expedition Crossing Hatteras Bar/The Burnside Expedition at Hatteras Inlet (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Forts (approx. 0.2 miles away); America's 1st Attempt at Civil War Reunification (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mitchell Demonstrates Air Power (approx. 5 miles away); Paukenschlag

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(approx. 10.1 miles away); Life at the Light (approx. 10.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hatteras.

More about this marker. Front of the marker is "Loss of the USS Monitor." and the back is "Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War."

Topics. This marker is included in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels

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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on June 21, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. This page has been viewed 1,153 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 21, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.