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Personal Items
Silverware &
Plates
Silverware
recovered
from the
Monitor.
Photo
Credit:
Courtesy of
The
Mariners’
Museum |
When the turret was
excavated in 2002,
24 pieces of silver
tableware were
discovered. Of these
recovered artifacts,
five pieces were
engraved with either
the names or
initials of
crewmembers or
officers on the
handles. One of
these pieces bears
the initials “JN”,
which was most
likely the property
of Jacob Nicklis.
Plate
recovered
from the
Monitor.
Photo
Credit:
Courtesy of
The
Mariners’
Museum |
Jacob Nicklis was a
21 year old sailor
from Buffalo, New
York who came aboard
the Monitor
when it was
undergoing repairs
at the Washington
Navy Yard. He wrote
a letter to his
father a few days
before the
Monitor went
down telling him
that he didn’t
particularly care
for his
accommodations but
did seem to like the
food. He ended his
letter saying “They
say we will have a
pretty rough time
going around
Hatteras, but I hope
it will not be the
case.” He was one of
twelve crewmen and
four officers who
perished when the
Monitor sank.
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