Battle of Hampton Roads
March 8, 1862
Naval historian Dr. Craig Symonds describes the action between the ironclad CSS Virginia and the wooden warships of the Federal fleet in Hampton Roads on March 8, 1862.
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Battle Facts
Newport News, Norfok, and Portsmouth, VA | March 8, 1862
Result: Inconclusive
Estimated Casualties
393
Union
369
369
Confed.
24
24