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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02881.16 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Currier & Ives Civil War prints |
| Title | Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 10 guns |
| Date | ca. 1862 |
| Author | Currier & Ives (1834-1907) |
| Document Type | Artwork |
| Content Description | Title continues: "in Hampton Roads, March 9th 1862. In which the little "Monitor" whipped the "Merrimac" and the whole "School" of Rebel Steamers." Printed by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau St., New York. Depicts the two ironclads almost touching. The "Merrimac" is firing a broadside at the low-lying "Monitor." Smoke from the cannon blasts dominates the image. In the background can be seen the USS "Minnesota" and 2 rebel steamers. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Art, Music, Theater, and Film Union Forces Battle Navy Ironclad Confederate States of America |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |