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Civil War - Monitor vs. Merrimack-
Title: Civil War - Monitor vs. Merrimack-
Category: History
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Civil War - Monitor vs. Merrimack-
Civil War - Monitor vs. Merrimack-
The battle on March 9, 1862, between the USS Monitor and the
CSS Merrimack, officially the CSS Virginia, is one of the most
revolutionary naval battles in world history. Up until that point, all
battles had been waged between wooden ships. This was the first battle
in maritime history that two ironclad ships waged war.
The USS Merrimack was a Union frigate throughout most of its
existence, up until the Union Navy …showed first 75 words of 1245 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1245 total…obsolete" (Ward 102).
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Works Cited
DesJardien, Matt. "The Ironclads." www.shorelin.wednet.edu/Echo
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Lavy, Gabe. "A Comparison of the Role and Importance of the Northern
and Southern Navies to the Fighting of the Civil War."
www.geocities.com/Athens/2391/Final.htm.
"Monitor v. Merrimack," Microsoft Encarta 1996 Encyclopedia. Microsoft
Corp., Funk and Wagnalls Corp. 1993-95.
Ward, Geoffrey C. The Civil War: An Illustrated History. New York:
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1990.
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