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Personal Items
Clothing
(Buttons, Shoes)
Shoe
recovered
from the USS
Monitor.
Photo
Credit:
Courtesy of
The
Mariners’
Museum |
To the surprise of
many people who only
expected artifacts
made of metal to
survive, various
articles of clothing
have been found at
the wreck site of
the Monitor. A
single brown boot
that probably
belonged to an
officer was
recovered. It may
have been taken off
by one of the crew
before they jumped
off the Monitor to
try to get to the
lifeboats from the
USS Rhode Island.
This would have
helped them swim
better while in the
water. In addition,
a button was found
in the turret. While
it is not known
exactly what the
button was from, it
could possibly be
from a shirt or
maybe even from
underwear.
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