H. Ashton Ramsay

H. Ashton Ramsay, also found as Henry Ashton Ramsay, was an American naval engineer remembered for his part in The Monitor and the Merrimac: Both Sides of the Story (1912). Library and public-domain catalog records connect him with that volume as a contributor, preserving his version of events from one of the Civil War's most famous naval encounters.

Sources found during research describe Ramsay as chief engineer of the CSS Virginia during the Battle of Hampton Roads in March 1862. They also note that he had earlier served on the Merrimack while in the U.S. Navy, giving his writing an unusual perspective on both the ship's earlier life and its later transformation into an ironclad.

Archival records also show that he lived in Baltimore and corresponded about Ashton family history in the late nineteenth century. A portrait image could not be confirmed from reliable pages retrieved during this search, so none is included here.