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Hampton Roads

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Battle Dates: March 8-9, 1862 Who won: Inconclusive Casualties: Union: 369; Confederacy: 24 Brief Description: The Battle of Hampton Roads was the only major naval battle in the Civil War. It was the first battle between two ironclad warships, the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia (renamed from U.S.S. Merrimac). The battle itself was inconclusive, as neither ship was able to inflict much damage on the other. After the battle, however, nations around the world rushed to convert their wooden ships to iron because of the superiority of iron in withstanding enemy fire.

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