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On this date in Civil War History: March 8-9, 1862 - Battle of Hampton Roads
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal Confederate captain Franklin Buchanan steamed his ironclad Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack) from the Gosport Navy Yard into the Chesapeake Bay to confront the Union fleet there on blockade duty. Anchored in the bay … Continue reading
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