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Battle Of Monitor and Merrimack Also known as the battle of Merrimack and Monitor Took place in Hampton Roads, Virginia March 8 and 9, 1862 Created by Connor Carmody, Alex Ewald, and Sean McElwee

CASUALTIES AND LOSSES Union Confederacy 261 Killed 108 Wounded 2 Frigates sunk 1 Frigate wounded 7 Killed 17 Wounded 1 Ironclad damaged

COMMANDERS UNION CONFEDERACY *Louis M. Goldsborough John Marston *Franklin Buchanan Catesby ap Roger Jones Generals with asterisk are pictured below

INTRODUCTION OF IRONCLADS The Battle of Hampton roads was also known as the Battle of Ironclads An ironclad is a warship made of armor making it hard to attack. It also has cannons to shoot. Ironclads were introduced during this battle

DESCRIPTION OF BATLE On March 8th, 1862 the Confederate ironclad Virginia, also known as Merrimack, steamed in to Hampton Road and sank Cumberland a Union wooden ship On March 9th the Union ironclad Monitor arrived for battle against the Confederate ironclad Merrimack It was the first engagement of ironclad battle in history The two ships fought until standstill, but Merrimack retired

Monitor taking down Merrimack

WHY THE NAMES? The name "Battle Of Monitor and Merrimack" came of course from the name of the two ironclads that the battle was known for. The name "Battle Of Hampton Roads" came from the location of Hampton Roads, Virginia, where the battle took place

IMPORTANCE The Battle of Monitor and Merrimack is often referred to as the most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of development of navies.

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