A Reluctant Aide Aboard the Ironclad CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads
Life on the Civil War Reserach Trail
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The historic debut of the ironclad CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads, Virginia, forever changed naval warfare. One of the officers aboard the Confederate vessel, Douglas Forrest, served as an aide to Flag Officer Franklin Buchanan. This is his story.
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