Battle of the Ironclads, Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack, The Battle Of Hampton Roads

The Battle Of The Monitor And Merrimack – The First Ironclad Battle In The World

Hamilton Historical Records

The Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack, also known as the Battle of the Ironclads and the Battle of Hampton Roads, was a Confederate initiated battle to stop a Union blockade of supplies to Richmond, Virginia .

Cannonballs were not able to inflict enough damage to cause the Monitor nor the Merrimack to sink. Thus, the first ironclad battle in the world was inconclusive.

Published by Hamilton Historical Records

I'm a historian and legal expert from Virginia who is related to individuals who rode on the Mayflower, founding father George Mason IV, three Union veterans from the U.S. Civil War, and President Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt’s family.

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