Faces of Civil War sailors from sunken USS Monitor reconstructed in hopes of identifying them

AP ^ | Saturday Mar 3, 2012 | Steve Szkotak

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Do we have a list of those who lost their lives on the ship? DNA could eliminate some—other records like height and age could eliminate more. The ones that are left could be our guys. I am glad they were found and will be given a decent burial after these many years. How many more rest in the hull?

[martin_fierro]

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[Thrownatbirth]

Wow! Who woulda thunk it?

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The Mariner’s Museum in Newport News, VA has a full size mock-up of the USS Monitor. It also has the most comprehensive displays on the Monitor-Merrimac battle.

http://www.marinersmuseum.org/

You can see the original turret of the Monitor being restored/conserved, in addition to full size models of what the turret looked like when it was found, and when it was new that you can walk through.

They also have a full size mockup of the officer’s quarters of the Monitor, and a walkthrough full size mockup of part of the CSS Virginia(the Merrimac). There are artifacts recovered from the wreck of the Monitor, films, displays,etc.

This week marks the 150th anniversary of that famous naval duel of the ironclads that changed history and began the era of metal ships. The battle was fought on March 9,1862.

[Bellflower]

Who is there going to be who can identify them. It could only be done from photos.

I wonder if they have studied the ancestry sites on the net. They can have old pictures and details in them.

[pabianice]

As a retired sailor, I am continually amazed at the brutal working and living conditions endured by my forebearers.

[Constitution Day]

Thanks martin.

Archaeology magazine's news page had the link for photos of the reconstructed faces today:

Forensic reconstruction has provided these two images of crew members from the USS Monitor.
The man on the left is believed to be the older of the two. (Courtesy of NOAA)

[martin_fierro]

Wow. Impressive reconstruction.

I'd've been hard-pressed to pick out the clay head.

[Constitution Day]

Ha! That’s brutal. Nice work. ;)