Excerpt from A Modern History of New Haven and Eastern New Haven County, Vol. 2
It should be borne in mind, too, that the Monitor was still the property of its build ers to the extent of when she defeated the Merrimac, and this was not paid until March 14, 1862, or five days after the Monitor and Merrimac’s battle. A quarter interest each was owned by Mr. Bushnell, Captain Ericsson, Mr. Griswold and Mr. Winslow. After wards eight more Monitor batteries were constructed by Mr. Bushnell and associates, and operated largely at the siege of Charleston in 1865, and other historic battles. The Puritan and Dictator, improved and larger types of such vessels, were built, either of which at that time could have contended successfully with the navy of any other nation in the world.
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