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Battle of Hampton Roads

Dates: March 8-9, 1862 Other Names: Monitor vs. Virginia (Merrimack), Battle of the Ironclads Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia Key... Read more

Description	Artist	Notes	Content
The Monitor and Merrimac: The First Fight Between Ironclads 1886 Print Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.	Prang, Louis	The Battle of Hampton Roads, often referred to as either the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (or Merrimac) or the Battle of Ironclads, was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies.	Unrated
Engagement Between The "Monitor" And The "Merrimac" 1891 oil on canvas overall: 66.1 x 91.5 cm (26 x 36 in.) framed: 80 x 105.4 x 5 cm (31 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 1 15/16 in.) National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C.	Tanner, J.G.		Unrated
Battle of Hampton Roads c. 1889 Lithograph, color Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.	Kurz & Allison Art Publishers		Unrated

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The Monitor and Merrimac: The First Fight Between Ironclads

1886
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Washington, D.C.

Prang, Louis

The Battle of Hampton Roads, often referred to as either the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (or Merrimac) or the Battle of Ironclads, was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies.

Unrated