![The first battle of Ironclad Warships, USS Monitor vs. CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack) US Civil War, March 9, 1862. : r/BattlePaintings The first battle of Ironclad Warships, USS Monitor vs. CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack) US Civil War, March 9, 1862. : r/BattlePaintings](https://i.redd.it/qttn84z1rcm31.jpg)
The first battle of Ironclad Warships, USS Monitor vs. CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack) US Civil War, March 9, 1862. : r/BattlePaintings
Hallowed Grounds - U.S.S. Monitor vs. C.S.S. Virginia Hampton Roads, Va., March 9, 1862 Artwork by Mort Kunstler The USS Merrimack was captured by the Confederate Navy, refitted and renamed the CSS
![On this day: U.S.S Monitor and C.S.S Virginia duke it out in a naval warship battle unlike any other On this day: U.S.S Monitor and C.S.S Virginia duke it out in a naval warship battle unlike any other](https://www.nbc12.com/resizer/sBE5nErZcL4SUhWjuFyg2B6Hawk=/arc-photo-gray/arc3-prod/public/FAOYDWSAAJG5XHAXLMBR5TWYTU.png)