Battle of Hampton Roads - Wikipedia
The battle was fought over two days, March 8 and 9, 1862, in Hampton Roads, a roadstead in Virginia where the Elizabeth and Nansemond rivers meet the James River just before it flows into Chesapeake Bay by the city of Norfolk.
Hampton Roads Battle Facts and Summary - American Battlefield …
The American Battlefield Trust's Battle of Hampton Roads page includes battle maps, history articles, historical facts, recommended books, web links, and more on this 1862 battle of Civil War ironclads in Virginia.
Battle of Hampton Roads ‑ Winner, Location & Date - HISTORY
2009年11月9日 · The Battle of Hampton Roads, also known as the Battle of the ironclads, occurred on March 9, 1862 between the U.S.S. Monitor and the Merrimack (C.S.S. Virginia) during the American Civil War...
The Battle of Hampton Roads, 1862 - American History Central
2024年9月23日 · The Battle of Hampton Roads was the most significant naval battle of the Civil War. It took place from March 8–9, 1862 near Hampton Roads, Virginia. It is most well-known for being the first battle between two ironclad warships.
The Battle of Hampton Roads - NHHC
On March 8, 1862, the Battle of Hampton Roads commenced when the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia made its way into the Roads, attacking the wooden Union warships on blockade duty. Around...
Battle of Hampton Roads - New World Encyclopedia
The battle began when the large and somewhat unwieldy CSS Virginia of the Confederate States Navy steamed into Hampton Roads on the morning of March 8, 1862, and set to work attempting to break the Union blockade.
Battle of Hampton Roads Maps | American Battlefield Trust
Around 7:00 a.m. on March 9, 1862, the ironclad CSS Virginia, in company with two smaller vessels, entered Hampton Roads. Expecting to finish off the wooden U. S. Navy warships remaining thereafter the battle the day before, Virginia moved toward the steam frigate USS Minnesota, aground off Newport News.
Hampton Roads - American Battlefield Trust
By early March 1862, now renamed CSS Virginia, the Confederacy’s first warship was ready for battle. Seeking to destroy Union blockading vessels in Hampton Roads, Virginia left Portsmouth on the morning of March 8 and steamed downriver to attack the Union ships at anchor there.
Monitor 150th Anniversary - Battle of Hampton Roads
2012年3月9日 · During the Battle of Hampton Roads, when her Commanding Officer, Captain Franklin Buchanan, was wounded in the March 8, 1862 attack on USS Cumberland and Congress, Jones temporarily took command, leading the ship during her historic engagement with USS Monitor on the following day. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Battle of Hampton Roads (March 8-9, 1862) Summary & Facts - Totally History
The Battle of Hampton Roads, which took place in March, 1862 in Virginia, was a naval engagement during the American Civil War. Although it did not produce a conclusive result, the battle is considered historically important, since it was the first time that ironclad warships had met in …