Image ID: ARPA

Credit:	by Gibson (James F.)
Date:	1862.07.09
Negative Size:	4 in. x 10 in. stereo
Equipment:	bench; binoculars; chair
Locations & Lines:	James River; Virginia
Military Units:	US Navy
Persons:	Campbell (Albert B.); Flye (William); Frederickson (George); Gager (E. V.); Greene (Samuel D.); Hands (Robinson W.); Keeler (William F.); Logue (Daniel C.); Newman (L. Howard); Stodder (Louis N.); Sunstrom (Mark T.)
Transports:	monitor; USS Monitor
Sources:	Library of Congress; USAMHI – MOLLUS collection

Wikipedia says: USS Monitor Officers on deck, posed by her armored gun turret, while the ship was in the James River, Virginia, 9 July 1862. The US Navy Library identifies them as, Top row, left to right: Second Assistant Engineer Albert B. Campbell; Third Assistant Engineer Mark Trueman Sunstrom; Acting Assistant Paymaster William F. Keeler; and Lieutenant L. Howard Newman (Executive Officer of USS Galena). Middle Row, left to right: Acting Master Louis N. Stodder; Master’s Mate George Frederickson; Acting Volunteer Lieutenant William Flye; Acting Assistant Surgeon Daniel C. Logue; and Lieutenant Samuel Greene. Seated on deck in front, left to right: Third Assistant Engineer Robinson W. Hands and Acting Master E.V. Gager. A similar photograph shows Monitor officer First Assistant Engineer Isaac Newton.

Gardner No. 487.

Etched onto negative: 477 [crossed out]. 487.

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