I was wondering how life was on ironclads. What did they eat, what did they do? What did they do to entertain themselves and so on!
This is for a Civil War paper in social studies and due tomorrow! I can’t find much information on this topic so whatever you can find please tell me! And please give me any links you used so I can write out a bibliography! Thanks again!
xoxoxoxo Elizabeth <3

Tsk, tsk, tsk… So, what were you doing when you should have been researching your school homework?

I’ll skip dishing out a lecture on the importance of doing your schoolwork a)by yourself and b) on time, because I have dished it out enough times to my kids and heard it enough from my parents when I was at school. Though, I do recommend that you learn search for information.

Keywords (into Google) american civil war ironclad sailors life aboard

George S. Geer Letters: Life Aboard an Ironclad
This collection of over 80 letters written by Monitor crewman George S. Geer to his family offer a glimpse aboard the ship and provide us with a perspective on the life of a sailor during the Civil War.

The Civil War Sailor’s Life

and the rest… .

You can also go to the US Navy’s historical website and type “ironclad” into the search box.