Faces of Civil War sailors from sunken USS Monitor reconstructed in hopes of identifying them

AP ^ | Saturday Mar 3, 2012 | Steve Szkotak

[DogByte6RER]

Face: In an effort to identify two Civil War sailors recovered from the shipwreck of the USS Monitor, Louisiana State University's FACES Laboratory is working on complete forensic facial reconstructions on the two men

Scientific operation: The facial reconstructions have been done on the cast skulls in an effort to identify the victims

Tracing the past: A diagram of where two skeletons were recovered when the USS Monitor was raised from the ocean bottom

On board: The crew of the USS Monitor posing on the deck of the ironclad. Robert Williams, standing at the extreme edge of the photo with his arms crossed, is the likely candidate for the older sailor whose remains were discovered inside the wreck's turret in 2002

[DogByte6RER]

Let’s get these sailors moved on and into their final resting place.

R.I.P. shipmates.

[DogByte6RER]

ping

[rdl6989]

Let us keep green in our minds the memory of those who sacrificed so much that the life of the nation might be preserved

Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty.

[livius]

Fascinating! Thanks for posting this.

[blueunicorn6]

Throughout our nation’s history, many blueunicorn6 ancestors have served proudly on US Navy vessels. They were mostly serving time in the brig, but there they were.

[JoeProBono]

[DogByte6RER]

lol

Maybe they were just sleeping it off in the brig so they would be ready for watch and to go to battle stations?

[max americana]

Yer’ ancestors were lucky. My great, great grandmother sailed from Naples to Staten island and ended up in Canada..took the wrong ship.

[blueunicorn6]

You’re being kind, but out family crest is a chicken running from a redcoat.

[PowderMonkey]

"Let’s get these sailors moved on and into their final resting place."

Amen. Homeward bound. Sound eight bells.

[driftdiver]

Those massive dents just below the gun port always get me.

[Terry Mross]

I was watching some show the other night and they were excavating ruins somewhere in the Middle East. And I wondered to my wife “How old does a grave have to be before you can rob it?”

[bmwcyle]

ping

[DogByte6RER]

Swamped by high waves while under tow by the USS Rhode Island, the USS Monitor sank on December 31, 1862 off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. 16 of the 62 crewmen were lost in the storm.

[DogByte6RER]

[jmacusa]

He looks taller than 5’8’’. In fact he looks to about 6 ft. And those burly arms. Looks like a big shootin’ son ‘o’ gun. I hope these two soldiers are identified or at least laid to rest with the proper respect they deserve.

[BenLurkin]

Who is there going to be who can identify them. It could only be done from photos.

[ReagansShinyHair]

It’s not the age of the grave, it’s whether or not you rob it with the government’s approval or not. Government sanctioned theft is ok. Haven’t you been paying attention lately? /sarc

[SunkenCiv]

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