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The Monitor vs. the Merrimac, & much more...
The Monitor vs. the Merrimac, & much more...
Item # 700694
March 22, 1862
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 22, 1862
* Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia
* Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (CSS Virginia)
* Civil War ironclads clash
The front page has a print of a soldier shooting, as well as a lengthy article: "The Naval Battle in Hampton Roads" which featured the historic battle between the Monitor & the Merrimac.
Inside has a tipped-in doublepage centerfold (non-contiguous pages) with 4 prints of: "The War In North Carolina--General View of Pamlico Sound..." and "The War In Kentucky--Ruins of the Railway Depot at Bowling Green..." "The War in Georgia...Warsaw Island..." and "The War in Tennessee--View of the Town of Dover...".
Another doublepage centerfold has two dramatic prints, one captioned: "The Second Naval Battle in Hampton Roads--Fight Between the National Floating Battery Monitor of Two Guns, and the Rebel Iron-Plated Steamers Merrimac..." (small binding holes here).
Sixteen pages, a bit irregular at the spine, good condition.
Category: The Civil War
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