![1862: The Saturday Evening Post Reports on The Monitor and the Merrimack | The Saturday Evening Post 1862: The Saturday Evening Post Reports on The Monitor and the Merrimack | The Saturday Evening Post](https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/wp-content/uploads/satevepost/2021-01-06-monitor-vs-merrimack-shutterstock-860x573.jpg)
1862: The Saturday Evening Post Reports on The Monitor and the Merrimack | The Saturday Evening Post
![On this day: U.S.S Monitor and C.S.S Virginia duke it out in a naval warship battle unlike any other On this day: U.S.S Monitor and C.S.S Virginia duke it out in a naval warship battle unlike any other](https://www.nbc12.com/resizer/sBE5nErZcL4SUhWjuFyg2B6Hawk=/arc-photo-gray/arc3-prod/public/FAOYDWSAAJG5XHAXLMBR5TWYTU.png)
On this day: U.S.S Monitor and C.S.S Virginia duke it out in a naval warship battle unlike any other
![The Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack, March 8, 1862, lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1862 Stock Photo - Alamy The Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack, March 8, 1862, lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1862 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BTK9RF/the-battle-of-the-monitor-and-the-merrimack-march-8-1862-lithograph-BTK9RF.jpg)
The Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack, March 8, 1862, lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1862 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Terrific Engagement between the Monitor 2 guns, and Merrimac 10 guns, in Hampton Roads, March 9th 1862. The first fight between Ironships of war., Currier & Ives | Springfield Museums Terrific Engagement between the Monitor 2 guns, and Merrimac 10 guns, in Hampton Roads, March 9th 1862. The first fight between Ironships of war., Currier & Ives | Springfield Museums](https://springfieldmuseums.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/terrific-engagement-between-the-monitor-2-guns-and-merrimac-10-guns-in-hampton-roads-march-9th-1862-the-first-fight-between-ironships-of-war-by-currier-ives.jpg)
Terrific Engagement between the Monitor 2 guns, and Merrimac 10 guns, in Hampton Roads, March 9th 1862. The first fight between Ironships of war., Currier & Ives | Springfield Museums
![Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 10 guns The first fight between iron clad ships of war, in Hampton Roads, March 9th 1862, in which the little "Monitor" whipped Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 10 guns The first fight between iron clad ships of war, in Hampton Roads, March 9th 1862, in which the little "Monitor" whipped](http://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/ppmsca/31200/31277v.jpg)