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The ironclad's armor protected them from the Union guns of the forts at Warren's Neck and Boyle's Mill. Albemarle' s ram sinks Southfield However, two paddle steamers , USS Miami and USS Southfield , lashed together with spars and chains, approached from up-river, attempting to pass on either side of Albemarle in order to trap her between them.
The hull was 158 feet (48.2 m) long by 34 feet (10.4 m) wide, and she was constructed mostly of locally abundant pine, with some 4 inches (102 mm) of oak used as sturdy backing for her 4-inch-thick wrought iron armor. Many delays in construction were incurred by a lack of available materials, mostly the iron plate for her armored casemate and ...
Charles F. and Howard Cates Farm, also known as Swathmoor Farm, is a historic farm complex and national historic district located near Mebane, Alamance County, North Carolina. It encompasses 11 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 5 contributing structures on a farm near Mebane.
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Hanging room, Armour's packing house, Chicago, 1896 Postcard of the Armour Packing Plant in Fort Worth, undated. Armour and Company had its roots in Milwaukee, where in 1863 Philip D. Armour joined with John Plankinton (the founder of the Layton and Plankinton Packing Company in 1852) to establish Plankinton, Armour and Company.
Johnson Farm is a historic home and farm complex and national historic district located near Kipling, Harnett County, North Carolina. It encompasses 21 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 3 contributing structures on a rural farm complex. The main house was built in 1918, and is a two-story, double pile, Southern Colonial frame ...
Armour was born on November 11, 1863, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Philip Danforth Armour, Sr. and Malvina Belle (Ogden) Armour. He was the couple's first child; a brother, Philip Danforth Armour, Jr., followed.