| Title |
Artist's depiction of the Monitor and Merrimac, Hampton Roads, Virginia, circa 1951-1980
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| Description |
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.
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| Extent |
2 images; Postcard; color |
| Date |
1951/1980 |
| Creator |
Radcliffe, William
, Skinner, Thomas C.
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| Location |
West Nyack; New York; United States; Hampton Roads; Williamsburg; North America; Virginia |
| Subject(s) |
Merrimack (Frigate); Monitor (Ironclad); United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Postcards; Warships |
| Citation |
Institute of American Deltiology postcard collection |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/13697
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#CNE
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| Terms of Use |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries.
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