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Northern Virginia, August 1862. Confederate victory.
The monitor vs. Merrimack took place in 1862.
On March 9, 1862
At the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862, the USS Monitor fought the former Union ship, the Merrimack. The Confederates had raised the hull of the Merrimack at Norfolk and rebuilt it as an ironclad they named the CSS Virginia. The battle was a draw, however, the Monitor saved Union ships from more destruction as the Virginia was damaged and sailed back to Norfolk.
In Hampton Roads, Viginia, USA in 1862. The Merrimac had by this time been rebuilt and renamed the CSS Virginia
1862 March 9
Northern Virginia, August 1862. Confederate victory.
The CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor had their clash on the morning of 9 March 1862.
On 9 March 1862.
The monitor vs. Merrimack took place in 1862.
The battle of Monitor vs. Merrimack (renamed the CSS Virginia) was fought on the 8th and 9th of March in the year 1862 in Hampton Roads, Virginia The Monitor did not arrive in time for the first day of the battle.
The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia fought at Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, during Union general McClellan's "Peninsula Campaign".
On March 9, 1862
March 8-9, 1862 In Virginia Also known as the Merrimack vs the Monitor
The battle that occurred between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia was significant because it was the first between ironclad warships. The battle occurred in 1862.
At the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia engaged in the first battle of ironclads. Although a technical draw, the Virginia had to return to dock for repairs. Its earlier assaults on wooden Union warships would not be repeated.
USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought to draw in 1862 signaling the end of wooden naval ships.