9 March 1862 A.D. HAMPTON ROADS, VA: CSS VIRGINIA v. USS MONITOR in 4-Hour Battle
9 March 1862 A.D. HAMPTON ROADS, VA: CSS VIRGINIA v. USS MONITOR in 4-Hour Battle Editors. “ 1862 – Engagement lasting four hours took Place between U.S.S. Monitor, Lieutenant Worden, and C.S.S. Virginia, Lieutenant Jones, mostly at close range in Hampton Roads. ” This Day in U.S. Military History. N.d. https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/03/09/march-9/ . Accessed 6 Mar 2015. 1862 – Engagement lasting four hours took Place between U.S.S. Monitor, Lieutenant Worden, and C.S.S. Virginia, Lieutenant Jones, mostly at close range in Hampton Roads. Although neither side could claim clear victory, this historic first combat between ironclads ushered in a new era of war at sea. The blockade continued intact, but Virginia remained as a powerful defender of the Norfolk area and a barrier to the use of the rivers for the movement of Union forces. Severe damage inflicted on wooden-hulled U.S.S. Minnesota by Virginia during an interlude in the fight with Monitor undersc...