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NH 65702 CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack) USS Monitor (1862)

Photo #: NH 65702 CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack) USS Monitor (1862)
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Title: CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack) USS Monitor (1862)
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Description: Photo #: NH 65702 CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack) and USS Monitor (1862) Line engraving, published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, circa 1862. Its depiction of Virginia (labeled Merrimac) is quite inaccurate, with grossly oversized broadside gunports. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 65702
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