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. In right distance is the wreck of USS Cumberland which was sunk by CSS Virginia the previous day. At far right is USS Minnesota, firing her guns, but grounded and vulnerable to attack. At left, are the CSS Jamestown and Yorktown
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13123595
Media ID
45384435
Size
3000px x 2259px
(2.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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