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Did the USS Monitor defeat the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads in the war's first naval battle?
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The Confederates claimed the victory in that a cannon shot hit the USS Monitor's pilot house. This temporarily blinded Captain John Worden, forcing the Monitor to withdraw. As an aside, US President Lincoln was later able to meet the Union captain and congratulate him.
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Did the Monitor defeat the Merrimac at Hampton Roads in the first battle of the Civil War?
No. The battle had no clear winner.
Did The Merrimac defeat the Monitor?
The USS Monitor and the USS Merrimac were both vessels in the US Navy. They did not fight. The Merrimac was sunk at the beginning of the war. The Confederate Navy took the remains of the Merrimac and used it to create the Ironclad CSS Virginia. The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia fought a battle near Hampton Roads Virginia.
Did the Monitor defeat the Merrimac at Hampton Roads in the first battle of ironclads?
It was really a stand-off - ending with the Confederate ship staying in harbour. So it might be called a Union victory. But the Confederates had undoubtedly given the Union a heck of a fright (in the best Confederate spirit), and the battle did make a dramatic start to the age of the ironclad.
Who won the Battle of Merrimack and Monitor?
The Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack occurred during the American Civil War, and the result is considered to be inconclusive. The Confederacy won a tactical victory, and the Union won a strategic victory.
The terrible union defeat was fought where?
The First Battle of Bull Run was at Manassas, Virginia.
What Virginia town did lee defeat burnsides forces?
Fredericksburg, and it was called the Battle of Fredericksburg
Who won the Battle of the Ironclads?
The Monitor won the "Battle of the Ironclads" between the Monitor and the Merrimack (Northern and Southern ships, respectively).
What was the Major defeat in Virginia during Revolutionary War?
The battle of Yorktown. The Americans and French defeated the British
Where did Robert E Lee defeat Hookers army?
It was a battle that took place near Chancellorsville, Virginia. And it was called "the wilderness".
What was President Lincoln's plans to defeat the Confederates after the Battle of Antietam?
President Lincoln saw the Confederate retreat back to Virginia after the Battle of Antietam as an opportunity to severely damage the Confederate army in Virginia. He urged General McClellan to rapidly pursue Lee's army into Virginia and cut his lines of communication with Richmond. This would force Lee into another battle with the Army of the Potomac and suffer a defeat due to Lee's smaller army. This would then leave Richmond ripe for a take over.
Where did Gen. Lee and the Confederate Army go after the battle of antieam?
Back to Virginia, where they would soon defeat the Union army under Burnside.
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