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The Merrimack
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What was the confederate warship called?
The Confederates had a ship called an Ironclad (one of the inventions of the Civil War) and this Ironclad ship was called the Merrimac. If you don't trust this answer then don't blame me, because that's what we learned in school.
What was the purpose of the Union cargo ship called the Star of the West?
The Star of the West was the US cargo ship that President Buchanan sent to Fort Sumter to resupply the forts dwindling provisions. It was not trying to deliver weapons or reinforcements. When it reached the Charleston harbor, the Confederates fired upon it and the ship retreated. Later, in the US Civil War, the ship was captured by the Confederates in a port in Texas.
What was the South's iron clad ship called?
The South's first ironclad warship was the CSS Virginia. This vessel was constructed from a sunken Union ship the USS Merrimack. The Confederates retooled the ship, added much armor and became the first ironclad warship of the US Civil War.
What confederates ironclad ship was the?
The Css Virgina
What is the confederates name for the Battle of Antietam?
The Confederates called Antietam the Battle of Sharpsburg.
What were the union and confederate nicknames?
Unionists were called billy yank Confederates were called jimmy rebs IMPROVEMENT Confederates were called Johnny reb
The Confederates covered an old wooden ship they had taken from the North named the with iron plates?
merrimac
What was the south army called in the 1800s?
The south was called the confederates.
What side was the Confederates on?
The Northern forces were the Federals or the Union, called Yankees by the other side. The Southern were the Confederates or Successionists, called the rebels by the other side.
What is the name of the soldiers for the confederacy?
The Confederates called themselves "Confederates" or Confederate Soldiers". The Union slang for them was "Johnny Reb"
Why is a ship called she?
A ship called she because a ship is always WET
Is a ship called a she?
A ship called she because a ship is always WET
