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IMAGE number: EVB7066242
Image title: US Civil War, Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8, 1862, when the CSS Virginia attacked five Union ships. Her first kill was the USS Cumberland, which was rammed below the waterline and sank quickly with 121 seamen. Next she attacked the USS Congress, killing 120 sailors. Three other Union ships ran aground to escape shelling. In all, 400 Union men were killed, 2 ships lost, 3 disabled. March 8 was the US Navy's worst day until the World War 2 attack on Pearl Harbor (lithograph)
Medium: lithograph
Date: 1862 AD (C19th AD)

Image description: US Civil War, Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8, 1862, when the CSS Virginia attacked five Union ships. Her first kill was the USS Cumberland, which was rammed below the waterline and sank quickly with 121 seamen. Next she attacked the USS Congress, killing 120 sailors. Three other Union ships ran aground to escape shelling. In all, 400 Union men were killed, 2 ships lost, 3 disabled. March 8 was the US Navy's worst day until the World War 2 attack on Pearl Harbor (BSLOC_2018_8_27)
Photo credit: Everett Collection / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 19th century / North America / America (continent) / art / battlefield / battle / colour / USA / American Civil War (1861-1865) / history / painting / soldier / lithograph / print

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