The Greenpoint Monitor Museum "Road Show"

John Ericsson School - JHS 126

May 25,2005

John Ericsson School - JHS 126
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

This is a copy of a plaque that is on the site where the USS Monitor was built in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. (107kb) The US Navy used wooden battleships at the beginning of the Civil War. (101kb) Then John Ericsson convinced President Lincoln to let him build the famous ironclad vessel the USS Monitor in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Your school was named after John Ericsson. (103kb) The Confederates from the South cut off the sails of the USS Merrimac a Union ship and converted her into an ironclad. They renamed the USS Merrimac the CSS Virginia. The Confederates were using her to defeat the US Navy's wooden ships. (102kb)
This was once the top of a Civil War flagpole. It was in many battles with Ellsworth's Fire Zouaves. George is wearing a Hawkins Zouave Uniform. (108kb) Old Abe was a Civil War mascot. He was in 37 battles. (93kb) John is recruiting troops from John Ericsson. (99kb) jhs1260405h.jpg (115kb)
John found a Confederate soldier among the recruits. (97kb) This recruit is ready to go. (114kb) jhs1260405k.jpg (111kb) New recruits must learn to march. (105kb)
Arthur's piccolo recorder sounds great with the marching tunes. (96kb) Arthur (97kb) jhs1260405o.jpg (105kb) We are touching a part of American History. (109kb)
jhs1260405q.jpg (102kb) jhs1260405r.jpg (104kb) jhs1260405s.jpg (97kb) Old Abe is making the recruits laugh. Mascots often made the Civil War soldiers laugh. This was good because life during the war was terrible. (102kb)
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