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| Picture No | 10075802 |
| Date | 8-9 March 1862 |
| Description | USS Monitor and CSS Virginia - American Civil War |
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The Battle of Hampton Roads. The Confederates armoured frigate CSS Virginia (the re-built Merrimac / Merrimack) destroyed many Federal vessels, but retreated following action with the USS Monitor, a turret ship.
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| Source | Illustration by E. Packbauer in Elson's The Civil War Through The Camera |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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