Gideon Welles

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1862

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Gideon Welles, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. USS Monitor launched at Brooklyn

   1862

   Role: Secretary of the Navy

   1. 130 January 1862 · Brooklyn, New YorkLaunch of USS Monitor

      USS Monitor was launched in Brooklyn on 30 January 1862, defying critics who doubted its ability to float.

Sources

1. John Ericsson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23