On March 9th, 1862 – the day after the ironclad Merrimack destroyed two Union warships – the Confederate navy would meet its match in battle against the USS Monitor. Both sides would claim victory in the battle, but the true legacy would be the transformation of naval warfare across the globe. Music: "Mighty Mouse" (Original Theme Song) by The Terrytooners (Mitch Miller and Orchestra), 1958. Used under "fair use" for nonprofit, educational, scholarly purposes. Chris Calton recounts the controversial history of the Civil War. This is the 42nd episode in the third season of Historical Controversies. You may support this podcast financially at Mises.org/SupportHC. Historical Controversies is available online at: https://Mises.org/HCPod RSS: https://mises.org/itunes/622 iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/historical-controversies/id1304510096?mt=2 Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I3vmki7pz7jxond4x7qx5dfjv7y?t=Historical_Controversies Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/misesmedia/sets/historical-controversies Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=147145 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65AydcLEcQJbnXJ85drimp Music: "On the Ground" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0