The Merrimac and the Monitor Battle OR the Ironclad Battle
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.
In Hampton Roads, Viginia, USA in 1862. The Merrimac had by this time been rebuilt and renamed the CSS Virginia
The Merrimac,
March 9 1862
It was a naval engagement. Few or no soldiers died.
The Merrimac sunk 2 ships in the Hampton Roads.
The address of the Merrimac Public Library is: 86 West Main St., Merrimac, 01860 2298
The phone number of the Merrimac Public Library is: 978-346-9441.
Merrimac State High School was created in 1979.
The motto of Merrimac State High School is 'Pride in excellence'.
Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel was created in 1992.
The Merrimac and the Monitor Battle OR the Ironclad Battle
The fight between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (which you have called the Merrimac) was a draw (a tie).
There are a number of attractions for visitors in Merrimac, Massachusetts throughout the year. Merrimac hosts a number of different festivals at different times of the year, including the Strawberry Festival and the Lowell Quilt Festival.
Merrimac
Yes, it was. It was the true name of the Confederate ironclad known as the Merrimac from the "Monitor and the Merrimac" battle. The Confederacy took a wooden ship formerly known as the Merrimac and put the iron armour on it. The ship was rechristened The CSS Virginia.