The Battle of Hampton Roads: New Perspectives on the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia

by Tim Mulligan

Book Overview

On March 8 and 9, 1862, a sea battle off the Virginia coast changed naval warfare forever.

It began when the Confederate States Navy's CSS Virginia led a task force to break the Union blockade of Hampton Roads. The Virginia sank the USS Cumberland and forced the frigate Congress to surrender. Damaged by shore batteries, the Virginia retreated, returning the next day to find her way blocked by the newly arrived USS Monitor.

The clash...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823224805
• ISBN13: 9780823224807
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"