John Ericsson

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John Ericsson (1803 - 1889) was a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer. After the Civil War began, Ericsson designed the USS Monitor, a unique design of armored ship and after much controversy was build and finished on March 6, 1862 after 100 days.

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kinventors, Civil War, uss monitor, john ericsson, John Ericson, famous ships, USS Merrimack

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Charles Carleton Coffin Drum-Beat of the Nation (New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1915)

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