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Two Civil War ship crewmen buried at Arlington
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — ... The Monitor made history when the Union ship fought the Confederate CSS Virginia in the first battle between two ironclads on March 9, 1862. The battle was a draw.
The Monitor sank about nine months later off North Carolina. Sixteen sailors died.
In 2002, the ship's turret was raised from the ocean floor. The skeletons of the two crew members were found inside. Researchers tried to identify the men using DNA and other methods but were only able to narrow down the possibilities to six people ...
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/08/crewmen-monitor-civil-war/1974457/