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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Naval Conflict in Hampton Roads-Action Between the Monitor & Merrimac

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0140 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 27.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Naval Conflict in Hampton Roads-Action Between The Monitor & Merrimac" dated 1862. Depicts a view of the Conflict in Hampton Roads, March 9. 1862, between iron-clad vessels the USS Monitor and the CSS Merrimac. Engraved from the original painting by Alonzo Chappel in possession of the publishers at time of engraving.

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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