Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack

By Eric Jenkins

The People Involved

• Franklin Buchanan captain of the Virginia• Catesby Roger Jones Second in command of

Virginia• Louis M. Louis M. Goldsborough Commander

of Blockade• John Wordon captain of Monitor

Where the battle took place

• Sewell's point off Hampton Roads

End of day one

Timeframe

• March 8 Battle starts• Day finishes, Virginia retreats• New Day, Monitor arrives• Day starts, Virginia attacks.

What took place• Virginia and James River Squad attack blockade of

the Cumberland congress St. Lawrence Roanoke and Minnesota

• Virginia rams Cumberland sinking it• Virginia and James River Squad. Force Congress to

surrender• Virginia Retreats

What Took Place II• Next day Virginia and James River squad attack Minnesota •Monitor defends Minnesota•Battle draw•Union Blockade maintained

Outcome

• Union blockade maintained• First battle of ironclads• Union sent 2 more ironclads to blockade

Effects of the battle

• All the Naval powers built Monitors• Virginia Scuttled• Monitor sank in storm• Monitors Effective until H.M.S. Dreadnaught

Conclusion

• Battle was first of ironclads• Battle made all wooden ships obsolete• Battle set new standard of Naval Warfare• Blockade maintained

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