Yancey, whos close to being engaged to the fetching and resourceful rose, is gallant enough to show the yankee guest around, including a walk down a hidden creek where a gunboat is built and awaits powder. The confederate ironclad 1912 the movie database tmdb. Ironclad, type of warship developed in europe and the united states in the mid19th century, characterized by the iron casemates that protected the hull. Uss monitor ironclad naval history and heritage navy. The manassas was the brainchild of a southerner by the name of j.
This is the 196 scale css palmetto state confederate ironclad warship 27l plastic model kit from cottage industry models. The confederate ironclad 1912 directed by kenean buel. Miriam cooper is the southern railroad engineers daughter who must race to save the ship. The majority of confederate ironclad ships either never fought or were largely ineffective. A model of monitor can be found in the civil war section of the national museum of the u. Dubbed the grey ghost, this machine set the basic template of subsequent confederates a long, low chassis with top quality suspension and brakes, with minimal bodywork surrounding a hulking radial twin, confederates term for the 45degree layout that references the history of the vtwin as a sliceofaradialengine arrangement. Over the same weeks in 1912, another unit at kalems jacksonville, florida, studio shot the confederate ironclad and other civil war subjects. Elinor sends this intelligence north, and the blue. The project puts emphasis on historical realism rendition of the american civil war, which in the second half of the 19th century divided american nation on supporters of the union and the confederacy. The fleet of the united states in the barbor of pensacola. First artifacts come up from civil war ironclad cnn. One poster stated where they existed, the confederate ironclads had an impact. In the mid19th century, the british and french navies developed armored, steampowered warships as a response to the rising use of explosive shells, which could burn. Nilsson plays a northern spy who has been sent to discover the location of the souths ironclad battleship.
The creation of a confederate ironclad fleet was a miracle of ingenuity, improvisation and logistics. Geoghagen, a maritime specialist at the smithsonian institution. The strong battle sequences are cast with plenty of extras, and the train the confederate ironclad is an impressive beast. The collection volume 2 19261962 american silent horror collection 19201998 the art of buster keaton 19201962 the chaplin collection, volume 1 19251952 the chaplin collection, volume 2 19182003 charlie chaplin short. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. Elinor, he shows her where the confederate ironclad is being constructed. The union navy performed three important functions during the civil war in 1861, they had a threepoint strategy to help win the civil war. A modified columbiaclass vessel, the css tennessee li was the only confederate ironclad that actually did battle with a canonieusclass monitor. The confederate ironclad is notable as one of the first films to have a musical. She was laid down in selma, alabama in october of 1862 by builder henry d.
Nilsson was later briefly married to costar coombs in 1916. Films of the united states, 1912 wikimedia commons. The css mississippi and css louisiana at new orleans 44 iv. The confederate wraith was one such icon of that emerged from southern louisiana like a thundering slap in the face to all that the motorcycle industry held dear. The first was to blockade the confederate coastline, the second was to support the army in river operations, and the third was to counter southern advances in technology, especially ironclad warships. Johnathan carter was the confederate navy officer in charge of naval activities in the vicinity of shreveport and the red river. The confederate ironclad 1912 1004 1912 us 16m user score. The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided.
Since this was a new technology, there was no set design and some trials worked better than others. The confederate ironclad 1912 movies from the silent era. Mr peetz built a model of his concept and tried to get it built for the defense of mobile bay, but he was rebuffed. It was released 50 years after the famous battle of the monitor and merrimack between two ironclad warships. Surrounded by a superior enemy fleet, confederate designers adapted existing vessels or created new ones from the keel up with the sole purpose of breaking the naval stranglehold on the nascent country.
Download lena and the geese full movie studio lena and the geese pelicula completa. Geoghagens drawings, in turn, are based on surviving plans prepared by the confederate navys chief constructor, john l. Union ironclads were also associated with north carolina. In the crimean war 185356 the french and british successfully attacked russian fortifications with floating batteries, ironclad barges mounting heavy guns, that were towed into position. Ironclad gunboat ram to william graves design, graves yard, richmond.
Cottage css palmetto state confederate ironclad warship. During the american civil war the south used ironclads to protect their ports from the northern blockade. The attack by the confederate ironclad made wooden warships obsolete a lithograph depicting the devastating attack on the uss cumberland by the css virginia. Here is an alphabetic list of the confederate ironclads. Ironclads the floating fortresses of the american civil war. One of the plethora of american civil war films released between 1911 and 1915, this still works as a quaint spectacle. Confederate ironclad vs union ironclad by ron field. Brass napoleon award were confederate ironclads worth the. Dec 11, 2018 explore perryville1862s board civil war ironclads.
Yancey, whos close to being engaged to the fetching and resourceful rose, is gallant enough to show the yankee guest around, including a. The confederate ironclad is one of two in the kalem series for which both the film and the music survive complete. Confederate ironclads begun but not completed this list reflects my level of knowledge as of march 2015. This cannon that was on a confederate ironclad in savannah, georgia, was above the surface for the first time in 150 years on tuesday, july 21, 2015. After much difficulty and improvisation, the final result was a. Though the battle with the confederate ironclad was a draw, the engagement prevented the confederates gaining. They were very disruptive on the mississippi while they could be kept in operation.
During the us civil war, elinor, a pretty northern girl, comes south to visit her aunt. Lena and the geese 1912 full movie download full hd. See more ideas about war, american civil war and civil war photos. Create your fleet and army, hunt the enemys fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, amphibious assaults and harbour sieges, struggle for dominance over the seas in turnedbased strategic mode all of these actions are possible in ironclad 2 american civil war. The powder is delivered to the ironclad in the nick of time, and a fierce battle wages between the confederate vessel and the union gunboats.
United stateshistorycivil war, 18611865 merrimack frigate virginia ironclad neuse ship albemarle ironclad ram finding aid porter, john luke, papers other items in this box in this collection. Renders of a digital model of the confederate casemate ironclad texas, as she might have looked if completed as planned in 1865. Css atlanta ironclad ram 18621863, later uss atlanta 18641869. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Richmondclass ironclad technical specifications confederate. An abandoned union warship converted into an ironclad by the confederacy was lethal to wooden warships. In march 1863 and january 1865 the union navy reported confederate ironclad sightings, but there is no documentation to confirm either account. Directed, as was ironclad, by jonathan english also the films coscreenwriter with steven mcdool and one of its producers, battle for blood had a miniscule release in the u. Her ironclads were build in remote cornfields, on small inland rivers or in. Page under construction wip confederate ironclad missouri. The ironclad was a revolutionary weapon of war, the first modern, armoured, selfpropelled warships. This model of the confederate casemate ironclad wilmington is based on reconstruction plans drawn in the 1960s by w. She then turned on the fiftygun congress, which after a fierce hourlong battle raised a white flag in defeat. During the civil war the confederate states had a total of 22 ironclads some sources say 23. They have a very extensive inventory of all the things a hobbyist would need. Section and gun deck plan drawings of confederate ironclad. The confederate ironclad rammed the cumberland, striking a death blow that sent her to the bottom.
May 08, 2018 on other recent threads, the idea has been stated that the confederate ironclads the home brew variety were useful. Confederate ironclads casemate ironclad rams of the. Released in 1912 amidst numerous 50th anniversary commemorations of the. Nov 18, 2008 up front, readers should be aware that the title of this new volume in ospreys duel series, confederate ironclad vs union ironclad. The confederate ironclad is a 1912 short spy film set during the american civil war. The confederate ironclad 1912 coney island 1917 coney island at night 1905 convict 1920 cops 1922. During the american civil war 18611865, the confederate ironclad css tennessee became the most expensive warship to be completed by the south while also having the longest build period of any vessel in the arsenal. American civil war is a turnbased strategy wargame developed by the russian studio totem games and moving about the fighting at sea.
Documentary filmmaker and first novelist mokin offers a good look at how the union built the monitor and. She had a quite an interesting life if you wikipedia her. Texas was laid down at rocketts, the shipyard on the east bank of the james river below richmond, in the late summer of 1863. An ironclad is a steampropelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century. The first battle between ironclads happened on 9 march 1862, as the armored monitor was deployed to protect the unions wooden fleet from the. Coming to mountain view baptist church on memorial day sunday 2017. Kalem studios produced some dozen or so acw themed 2 reeled shorts in 1912. Apr 24, 2020 a modified columbiaclass vessel, the css tennessee li was the only confederate ironclad that actually did battle with a canonieusclass monitor. Wooden model ship kit store is a great resource for me and my wooden ship building projects.
The css manassas was the first confederate ironclad, and had an interesting if short career in the american civil war. The count of monte cristo 1912 film the county fair 1912 film the crossroads. The confederate ironclad 1912 10041912 us 16m user score. Texas was similar in form to other ironclads designed by john l. Directed, as was ironclad, by jonathan english also the films coscreenwriter with steven mcdool and one of its producers, battle for blood had a.
Webm audiovideo file, vp8, length 15 min 39 s, 640. It was an absolute break with tradition, a bold insult to the longheld standards of a conservative industry, and a new way of conceiving of the motorcycle that was unlike anything. Also includes a gun deck plan drawing of uss merrimaccss virginia, by john l. Please consider making a donation so that we can continue preserving films and. Images of uss monitor, civil war ironclad thoughtco. A 1,273ton vessel, she was 209 feet in length with a 189foot long casemate, and had a 48foot beam and 14foot draft. Css tennessee was a purposebuilt ironclad and not a modification of an existing ship. Is there a boatload of civil war gold waiting to be found. Her ironclads were build in remote cornfields, on small inland rivers or in naval yards. Armored vesselsconfederate states of america porter, john l. Based on the clive cussler novel of the same name, the film opens during the civil war as a confederate gunboat an ironclad crashes through a union blockade and steams off into history, taking. A third yankee ship, the minnesota, had run aground making itself an. The ironclad is the only one that has survived to this day. While the bulk of the volume does focus on the battle between the uss monitor and the css virginia on march 9, 1862, the author does cover other ironclad vs.
Section and gun deck plan drawings of confederate ironclad gunboats, including css albemarle and css neuse. Moving picture world synopsis during the us civil war, elinor, a pretty northern girl, comes south to visit her aunt. Already an experienced vaudeville pianist, from 1912 simon applied his talents to the art of motionpicture accompaniment, on both piano and organ. Css georgia, also known as state of georgia and ladies ram, was an ironclad warship built in savannah, georgia in 1862 during the american civil war. Mar 09, 2015 confederate ironclads begun but not completed this list reflects my level of knowledge as of march 2015. This image might not be in the public domain outside of the united states. The first ironclad battleship, gloire, was launched by the french navy in november 1859. Mar 24, 20 this model of the confederate casemate ironclad wilmington is based on reconstruction plans drawn in the 1960s by w. Apr 29, 2017 coming to mountain view baptist church on memorial day sunday 2017. The first to offer large scale ironclads, and siege artillery of the civil war since 1996. Jun 10, 2011 history teachers buy history resources for your classes including worksheets, homeworks, tests, and presentations at. The first battle between ironclads happened on 9 march 1862, as the armored monitor was deployed to protect the unions wooden fleet from the ironclad ram virginia and other confederate warships. The confederate ironclad 1912 national film preservation. The confederate ironclad has been ranked 96 times, wins 50.
If it sailed on the brown water of americas western rives during. This jealousy is excited by an invitation which yancey receives from mary to call and meet her niece. See more ideas about civil war, civil war navy, war. Carter given the task of building of an ironclad warship in shreveport, louisiana in 1863. Some films not yet named to the registry film registry national. The ironclad warsteamer was built in mystic, since 1861.
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