Photograph by Shannon Ruff, Canon EOS Mark II D digital slr-2007.

First Battle Between "Iron" Ships of War

CultureAmerican

DateNo Date

MediumLithograph

DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. (24.8 x 31.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum collection

Object number74.0.24

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DescriptionColor illustration of the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac, with the Cumberland, Newport News, rebel steamers Jamestown and Yorktown, Congress, Sewell's Point, and Minnesota in the background.

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