The Confederacy's Ship (Merrimack) And the Union's Ironclad Ship (Monitor)
Naval battle
Although there were some US Civil War battles fought on the high seas, the CSC Alabama and the USS Kearsarge as one example; naval blockades and riverine warfare (Brown Water Navy) were the primary naval battles fought during the civil war.
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The battle of Perryville, fought October 8, 1862 was the bloodiest battle fought in Kentucky during the US Civil War. There were over 7000 men killed, wounded or missing from both sides. It was fought during the Confederate Overland Campaign of 1862.
Naval battle
The battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac during the US Civil War. It was the first time two ironclad ships had fought each other.
Although there were some US Civil War battles fought on the high seas, the CSC Alabama and the USS Kearsarge as one example; naval blockades and riverine warfare (Brown Water Navy) were the primary naval battles fought during the civil war.
The Monitor and the Merrimack fought the first ever battle between two ironclads.
The first use of a submarine to sink a warship occurred in the Civil War. The conflict between two ironclad ships occurred for the first time in the Americas during the Civil War; ironclads were already in use in Europe and had battled in the Adriatic.
The advent of the ironclads signed the unrestrainable decline of the wooden warships.
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Based on the blueprints of the USS Monitor, ship building pioneer, Donald McKay built monitor type ironclads for the Union's navy during the US Civil War.
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought during the U.S. Civil War.
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The Battle of Gettysburg was fought during the American Civil War.
No land battles were fought in Delaware.