Who Won the Battle of Hampton Roads
Presenter:
John V. Quarstein
Director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center
About the lecture:
The Battle of Hampton Roads ended in a draw with both sides claiming victory. USS Monitor scored a tactical victory blocking the Confederate ironclad from destroying any more Union wooden warships. CSS Virginia destroyed or damaged eight ships and blocked the Union’s use of the James River during the early stages of the Peninsula Campaign.
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Image Credit: CSS Virginia in dry dock at Gosport Navy Yard. The Mariners’ Museum and Park. P0001.014/04-#PNc89.