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The great fight between the “Merrimac” & “Monitor,” March 9th 1862



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    Battle between the Monitor and Merrimac

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    Image of the naval battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (also called the Merrimac or Merrimack) from the coastline during the American Civil War; Union officers on horseback view ironclad warships attacking a Union battleship while soldiers and civilians rescue sailors from the water with lifeboats; soldiers fire cannons from fort at right.

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  • Monitor and Merrimac [sic], first fight between ironclads

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    Image of the naval battle between the ironclad ships Monitor and Merrimack in the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8–9, 1862, during the American Civil War.

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  • The first battle between "iron" ships of war

    The first battle between "iron" ships of war

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    Image of the 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads naval battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (the renamed Merrimac); other ships involved, including the Cumberland, the Congress, and Confederate steamships the Jamestown and the Yorktown are also pictured.

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  • Kearsarge and Alabama, hauling down the flag

    Kearsarge and Alabama, hauling down the flag

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    Image of the American Civil War Battle of Cherbourg on June 19, 1864, off Cherbourg, France, between the ships Kearsarge and Alabama; Union forces fire a cannon from the deck of the USS Kearsarge as they watch the CSS Alabama begin to sink (top right).

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  • U. S. light draft monitor, Umpqua

    U. S. light draft monitor, Umpqua

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    Image of the monitor USS Umpqua on the water during the American Civil War; eight Union sailors visible on deck; text with details and specifications of ship in lower margin.

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  • The Battle of Pittsburg, Tenn. April 7th 1862

    The Battle of Pittsburg, Tenn. April 7th 1862

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    Image of armies engaged on battlefield at the Battle of Pittsburg Landing (also called the Battle of Shiloh) in Tennessee during the American Civil War; Union and Confederate foot soldiers charge at each other with wounded and dead soldiers visible on the ground at center; cavalry on horseback charge at bottom right; caption describing battle in bottom margin.

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