US Civil War, Battle of Hampton Roads, on
US Civil War, Battle of Hampton Roads, on March 9, 1862, the first engagement between ironclad gunboats. USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimac) are engaged in combat, with other ships nearby. At left is the USS Cumberland, sinking, an event that took place on March 8th, the day previous to the ironclad battle at center. The USS Minnesota at far right, was engaged in the ironclad battle of March 9th
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13123583
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3000px x 2024px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Courtesy Everett Collection
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