Photo #: NH 1052
Battle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, 9
March 1862
Lithograph by Kurtz and Allison, 1889, depicting the two ironclads
in action in the center distance.
The scene includes the sinking of USS Congress, and the
rescue of her crewmen by troops ashore, events which actually
took place on the previous day.
Collection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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