Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 Guns & "Merrimac" 11 Guns in Hampton Roads March 9 1862. In which the little "Monitor" whipped the "Merrimac" and the whole "school" of rebel steamers [graphic].
Title
Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 Guns & "Merrimac" 11 Guns in Hampton Roads March 9 1862. In which the little "Monitor" whipped the "Merrimac" and the whole "school" of rebel steamers
Description
Shows the smaller Union ironclad and larger Confederate ironclad, officially renamed Virginia, engaged in a cannon fight. In the background, several warships engaged in battle are visible., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War views, places & events., Trimmed.
Creator
Currier & Ives
Date
c1862
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *GC - Civil War - Campaigns & battles - Merrimac [5779.F.41]