On 9 March 1862.
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.
Two months after the CSS Virginia battled the Union Monitor, the Confederates destroyed the Virginia as they retreated from Norfolk, Virginia
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.
The southern ironclad was the CSS Virginia. It was built upon the partially destroyed hull of the former USS Merrimack.
261 people died at the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (renamed the CSS Virginia).
They weren't. They were the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The CSS Virginia was built from the hull of the USS Merrimac, which was sunk and burned by the Union when they left the shipyard.
They weren't. They were the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The CSS Virginia was built from the hull of the USS Merrimac, which was sunk and burned by the Union when they left the shipyard.
The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia fought at Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, during Union general McClellan's "Peninsula Campaign".
The CSS Virginia was converted into the ironclad ship from the hull of the U.S.S. Merrimack. The Virginia eventually fought the USS Monitor during the civil war.
The CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor had their clash on the morning of 9 March 1862.
The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The CSS Virginia was originally the USS Merrimac.
Hampton Roads, Virginia
On 9 March 1862.
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.
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.
Two months after the CSS Virginia battled the Union Monitor, the Confederates destroyed the Virginia as they retreated from Norfolk, Virginia