Perhaps the very best issue reporting the Monitor vs. the Merrimac...

Item # 701590

March 14, 1862

NEW YORK HERALD, March 14, 1862 This is arguably the best newspaper to have on the famous naval battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac, with the front page dominated by a large and detailed map headed: "THE BATTLE OF THE IRON-CLAD STEAMERS. Scene of the Great Trial Battle Between the Monitor and Merrimac, Sunday, March 9, 1862."
There are related first column heads: "The Monitor And Merrimac" "Our Great Naval Achievement" "Additional Details of the Engagement in Hampton Roads" "The Rebel Accounts of the Battle" and even more.
The entire front page is taken up with reports & considerable detail on the naval battle, carrying over to take more than a column on the back page.
Although we have had other nice newspapers on this naval battle, this is the best we have seen with not only the graphic map but a headline just as a collector would want to see for his historic event.
Eight pages, very nice condition.