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First Battle of Ironclads
Chesapeake Ave, Hampton,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
37° 0' 9.0972",
-76° 21' 39.888"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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In Hampton Roads, southward and a mile or two offshore, the Virginia (Merrimac) and the Monitor fought their engagement, March 9, 1862. The day before the Virginia destroyed the Cumberland and Congress, wooden ships of the Union navy.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
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