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GNMP Winter Lecture Series- March 5, 2022- The Fighting Ellet Family- Matt Atkinson
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Matthew Atkinson, Gettysburg National Military Park
In 1862, the Union Navy suffered a crushing defeat against the CSS Virginia ironclad ram. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton turned to Charles Ellet to develop a Ram Fleet to counter the Confederate's technological advances. Along with his son and brother, the Ellet…
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