The monitors chickasaw and manhattan then engaged her at close range with their heavy guns, while other union ships fired from a distance. Apr 12, 2012 ironclads historical credentials are made of mulch the inaccuracies pile up higher than the severed limbs in this muddy, bloody reimagining of events. Nilsson was later briefly married to costar coombs in 1916. Css tennessee, commissioned during august of 1864, fell to the union navy during the battle of mobile bay and was reborn as uss tennessee to finish out the war. This one, like buster keatons the general, makes the heroes of the film southern soldiers, possibly because it was filmed in florida.
During the civil war, the union began construction of 76 ironclads, commissioning 42 of them before may 1, 1865. Yancey, whos close to being engaged to the fetching and. The confederate ironclad virginia was a compelling read to say the least. Cottage css palmetto state confederate ironclad warship. See more ideas about war, american civil war and civil war photos. This is the 196 scale css palmetto state confederate ironclad warship 27l plastic model kit from cottage industry models. Elinor sends this intelligence north, and the blue. Also included are special types of floating batteries and harbor defense craft.
Nilsson, guy coombs i, miriam cooper, at turner classic movies. Porter, but featured a very short casemate housing only four guns. Miriam cooper is the southern railroad engineers daughter who must race to save the ship. Confederate ironclads casemate ironclad rams of the.
Already an experienced vaudeville pianist, from 1912 simon applied his talents to the art of motionpicture accompaniment, on both piano and organ. He then passed the order to commander arthur sinclair of the css mississippi who attempted to have the vessel towed by two steamers. Treasures from american film archives presents for the first time on video the range of films that survive today thanks to their efforts. Section and gun deck plan drawings of confederate ironclad. Yancey, whos close to being engaged to the fetching and resourceful rose, is gallant enough to show the yankee guest around, including a walk down a hidden creek where a gunboat is built and awaits powder. This page lists all named ships of the confederate states whose photos are available in the online library. Ironclads the floating fortresses of the american civil war. In the mid19th century, the british and french navies developed armored, steampowered warships as a response to the rising use of explosive shells, which could burn. In the earlier film, nilsson was a spy for the confederacy. Included are some types of civilian vessels, such as blockade runners, steamboats, and privateers which contributed to the war efforts by the csn. However, confederate captain william whittle, assigned to new orleans by mallory and arriving in march, was given orders to relocate the css mississippi upriver to complete her construction.
The ultimate test of each design came on march 9, 1862 when the uss monitor and css virginia met at the battle of hampton roads. Film the confederate ironclad streaming complet film en. During the us civil war, elinor, a pretty northern girl, comes south to visit her aunt. The actresses are very pretty and sexy, and that seems to be central to the film. The confederate ironclad is a 1912 short spy film set during the american civil war. The end result is that any current published drawings are conjectural at best. The floating fortresses was named for its constructor samuel m. The confederate ironclad 1912 directed by kenean buel.
On the confederate side, 59 ironclads were begun, and only 24 were completed. Infographics american civil war ironclads major combatants, cutaways and photos the uss nahant was a passaicclass ironclad monitor of the united states navy that saw service in the american civil war and the spanishamerican war. Section and gun deck plan drawings of confederate ironclad gunboats, including css albemarle and css neuse. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells.
Aug 25, 2001 confederate ironclad 186165 new vanguard konstam, angus, bryan, tony on. A few plans of some views by confederate naval constructors have come to light on some of the other confederate ironclads, but no complete plans of any of the vessels are known. Yancey, whos close to being engaged to the fetching and resourceful rose, is gallant enough to show the yankee guest around, including a. The confederate ironclad 1912 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. During the american civil war 18611865, the confederate ironclad css tennessee became the most expensive warship to be completed by the south while also having the longest build period of any vessel in the arsenal. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central.
Of six ironclads begun in north carolina, four were commissioned. The css atlanta on the james river after union forces had captured the ironclad confederate ship in. Mar 09, 2015 confederate ironclads begun but not completed this list reflects my level of knowledge as of march 2015. In the crimean war 185356 the french and british successfully attacked russian fortifications with floating batteries, ironclad barges mounting heavy guns, that were towed into position. The subject of this book is the origin of the ironclad battleships in the americas, specifically relating to the ships virginia and the monitor in the beginning of the u.
In stopping the virginias rampage, the monitor, prevented a confederate naval attack on the national capital, protected the atlantic blockading squadron and offered a workable model for other ironclad vessels to be used by the union navy. Also includes a gun deck plan drawing of uss merrimaccss virginia, by john l. Is there a boatload of civil war gold waiting to be found. In the mid19th century, the british and french navies developed armored, steampowered warships as a response to. The head of passes is situated at the mouth of the mississippi river below new orleans, and was at that time being blockaded by the union navy.
Surrounded by a superior enemy fleet, confederate designers adapted existing vessels or created new ones from the keel up with the sole purpose of. There was a big boom in all things civil war at the time, as it was the 50th anniversary, and the kalem company was one of those that capitalized on the public interest, with this film apparently being one of their great successes. The confederate ironclad 1912 the movie database tmdb. The css virginia is sometimes mistaken as the first ironclad of the confederate navy, or the civil war for that matter. The confederate ironclad kenean buel 1912 is an early civil war film, actually filmed on location in jacksonville fl by a company specializing in such things, the kalem film company. Few days later they had built a lot of sisterships. Civil war ironclads history american ironclad civil war navy. The confederate ironclad guarda film con sottotitoli in italiano gratuitamente. List of ships of the confederate states navy wikipedia. That is why the confederate navy employed ironclad ships in large numbers during the american civil war. The ship spent most of her career blockading the confederate ports of charleston, south carolina, and wilmington, north carolina, in 186365. Renders of a digital model of the confederate casemate ironclad texas, as she might have looked if completed as planned in 1865.
Louis the ironclad pookturtle was built in 45 days. She then turned on the fiftygun congress, which after a fierce hourlong battle raised a white flag in defeat. Over the same weeks in 1912, another unit at kalems jacksonville, florida, studio shot the confederate ironclad and other civil war subjects. Dec 11, 2018 explore perryville1862s board civil war ironclads. Civil war ironclad stands between savannah, harbor.
The significance of the monitor in american naval military and technological history cannot be overstated. If the ship you want is not listed on this page, contact the photographic section concerning other research options. The civil war ironclads were not only unique in the world, the ships developed by the union and confederacy were distinctly different. Net proceeds will support further film preservation. Ironclad, type of warship developed in europe and the united states in the mid19th century, characterized by the iron casemates that protected the hull.
The narrow road 1912 griffith two men are released from prison after having served their sentences. Texas was laid down at rocketts, the shipyard on the east bank of the james river below richmond, in the late summer of 1863. The confederate ironclad film streaming ita altadefinizione hd. Directed, as was ironclad, by jonathan english also the films coscreenwriter with steven mcdool and one of its producers, battle for blood had a miniscule release in the u. A confederate ironclad warship, scuttled by its crew to prevent it from falling into yankee hands, will be salvaged before the longplanned dredging of the mouth of the savannah river to handle. Overview of confederate ironclad, the, 1912, directed by kenean buel, with anna q. The film boasts a very good reconstruction of an iron clad warship that was probably not constructed for the film and an impressive naval battle. The confederate ironclad regarder des films avec soustitres francais gratuitement. An ironclad is a steampropelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century. Civil war american civil war american history uss monitor steampunk naval history civil war photos navy ships model ships historical pictures these armored leviathans put an end to wooden naval ships forever. This is a list of ships of the confederate states navy csn, used by the confederate states of america during the american civil war between 1861 and 1865. The confederate ironclad streaming complet film vf.
Treasures from american film archives by chester m. The confederate ironclad is one of two in the kalem series for which both the film and the music survive complete. The union navy had blockaded all southern ports early in the war with their much larger. She was a woodenhulled broadside ironclad built for theunited states navy during the american civil war. Apr 29, 2017 coming to mountain view baptist church on memorial day sunday 2017. Nilsson plays a northern spy who has been sent to discover the location of the souths ironclad battleship. The earliest civil war films almost invariably took the northern soldiers point of view, and kalems now lost escape from andersonville 1909 provoked particular complaint from southern theater owners. The confederacy was originally formed by seven secessionist slaveholding statessouth carolina, mississippi, florida, alabama, georgia, louisiana, and texasin the lower south region of the united states, whose economy was. Union ironclads were also associated with north carolina. Her ironclads were build in remote cornfields, on small inland rivers or in naval yards.
Treasures from american film archives is nearly 11 hours of surprises and unexpected delights, and its fascinations often transcend the movies original intentions. Aug 22, 2019 the monitors chickasaw and manhattan then engaged her at close range with their heavy guns, while other union ships fired from a distance. The first ironclad battleship, gloire, was launched by the french navy in november 1859. On october 12, 1861, the css manassas became the first ironclad to be involved in a naval battle in the civil war when she took part in a surprise attack in the battle of the head of passes. For instance, with many of the earliest films, the pre1910 ones, its hard not to watch those and marvel at how theyve managed to capture a period of american history that. Coming to mountain view baptist church on memorial day sunday 2017.
There was a big boom in all things civil war at the time, as it was the 50th anniversary, and the kalem company was one of those that capitalized on the public. Already an experienced vaudeville pianist, from 1912 simon applied his talents to the art of motionpicture accompaniment, on. Ships of the confederate states are listed below in alphabetical order. It was released 50 years after the famous battle of the monitor and merrimack between two ironclad warships. It served as an ironclad ram for the south but, like other ships fighting for the confederate cause, fell to capture by the union. Her gun port shutter chains were cut, closing the ports and rendering her guns useless. Confederate ironclad, css albemarle before her big battle to clear the roanoke river in north carolina in she was ultimately sunk by a union picket boat in a daring night attack in oct. Texas was similar in form to other ironclads designed by john l.
A third yankee ship, the minnesota, had run aground making itself an easy target. The creation of a confederate ironclad fleet was a miracle of ingenuity, improvisation and logistics. The confederate ironclads smokestack and most other external fittings were shot away. Carondelet, cincinnati, louisville, mound city, cairo and pittsbourh. The confederate ironclad rammed the cumberland, striking a death blow that sent her to the bottom. One is determined to go straight and stay out of trouble, but his fellow excon has other. Subita the confederate ironclad streaming ita 1912 film. Confederate ironclads begun but not completed this list reflects my level of knowledge as of march 2015. Richmondclass ironclad technical specifications confederate. Surrounded by a superior enemy fleet, confederate designers adapted existing vessels or created new ones from the keel up with the sole purpose of breaking the naval stranglehold on the nascent country. This awardwinning set is now available in a new reducedprice edition, complete with updated program notes.
Civil war, the confederate ironclad is similar to pearl harbor and other blockbuster type historical films in that it emphasizes explosions and romance over accuracy and insight. The confederate ironclad 1912 10041912 us 16m user score. In march 1863 and january 1865 the union navy reported confederate ironclad sightings, but there is no documentation to confirm either account. Released in 1912 amidst numerous 50th anniversary commemorations of the u. Mar 19, 2015 the narrow road 1912 griffith two men are released from prison after having served their sentences. Ironclad gunboat ram to william graves design, graves yard, richmond.
Treasures from american film archives encore edition. She is also mistakenly referred to as merrimack sometimes without the k. Since the date is 1912, i suppose there is a kind of a white reconciiationist conceit typical of the period. The confederate ironclad s smokestack and most other external fittings were shot away. Ironclads historical credentials are made of mulch film. The truth is, she was converted from the burnt hulk of the us steam frigate, the uss merrimack.
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