Alternate title: | Monitor and Merrimac, first battle of ironclad warships, Hampton Roads, Virginia |
Summary: | Artist's depiction of the Monitor and Merrimac, Hampton Roads, Virginia, circa 1951-1980. Painting of the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac warships. Caption reads: "Monitor and Merrimac, first battle of ironclad warships, Hampton Roads, Virginia - The Merrimac's mission was to destroy the Union fleet and to starve Fort Monroe into surrender. The Confederate ironclad sank two powerful wooden frigates near Newport News, drove another aground, and chased two others back to Fort Monroe. The Union Monitor did not arrive until after dark. Next day, March 9, 1862, the two ironclads fought a savage battle which lasted four hours and ended in a draw." Postcard number: 64232A. |
Creator: | Skinner, Thomas C. |
Radcliffe, William |
Provider: | Miller's Camera Shop |
Dexter Press |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Printing place: | North America |
United States of America |
New York |
West Nyack |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Virginia |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Williamsburg |
Temporal subject: |
1862-03-9
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Virginia |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Hampton Roads |
Topical subjects: | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Warships |
Monitor (Ironclad)
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Merrimack (Frigate)
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Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | Institute of American Deltiology postcard collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | War, Military |
Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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