Battle of Hampton Roads

Photographic Images

USS Monitor (1862-1862) - Selected Views

Video

The Battle of Hampton Roads (2002)
The first battle between ironclad warships, on 9 March 1862, is recreated in this film.

CSS Virginia ramming the USS Cumberland with a ball of flames shoot out from the USS Cumberland

The CSS Virginia’s ram, and not her guns, was her most
effective weapon. Using it against the sloop-of-war USS Cumberland, Virginia was able to destroy the wooden warship in a short fight. (HRNM image)

Documents

Transcripts of Original documents from:
USS Congress
USS Minnesota
USS Monitor
USS Monitor
CSS Virginia (Executive Officer)
Report from CSS Virginia (Commander)
Report from Confederate Major-General on Impact of Ironclad Warships in Warfare

Ship History

Monitor
CSS Virginia
Merrimack

Interesting Reads

The Story of the Confederate States' Ship Virgina (once Merrimac.)
The Battle of Hampton Roads Origins of Ordnance Testing against Armor, and U.S. Navy Ordnance Development during the American Civil War

Related Resources

Civil War Resources
USS Cumberland Center
Hampton Roads Naval Museum