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NH 50216 "Naval Conflict in Hampton Roads -- Action between the Monitor & Merrimac"

Photo #: NH 50216 "Naval Conflict in Hampton Roads -- Action between the Monitor & Merrimac"
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Title: "Naval Conflict in Hampton Roads -- Action between the Monitor & Merrimac"
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Description: Photo #: NH 50216 Naval Conflict in Hampton Roads Action between the Monitor & Merrimac Engraving after a painting by Alonzo Chappel, representing the battle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia in Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 9 March 1862. Published by Johnson, Fry & Co., New York, in 1862, this depiction is rather inaccurate in scale and detail. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 50216
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