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Ericsson and the Monitor A Nordic Genius in American Naval History
Congressman Chas H Sloan recalls John Ericsson born in Vermeland Sweden and the 1862 Monitor the first ironclad, built to meet the Merrimac threat. He notes Ericsson’s patents and career from Sweden to Britain to America, the 1861 contract, the Hampton Roads battle, and the Monitor’s sinking, praising Ericsson as a key factor in preserving the Union.
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