Sketch of the CSS Virginia 1862 Historic Art
Sketch of the CSS Virginia 1862 Historic Art by Squadron Posters!
This historic 19th-century sketch (with modified text) depicts the ironclad CSS Virginia as she appeared in 1862, a vessel that forever changed naval warfare. Converted from the scuttled USS Merrimack, the Virginia demonstrated the power of armored, steam-driven warships during the Battle of Hampton Roads.
Though her service was brief, the impact of the CSS Virginia marked the end of the wooden warship era and the beginning of modern naval combat. Rendered in a classic sketch style, this artwork emphasizes period detail and historical significance, making it a fitting piece for any naval history collection.
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Sketch of the CSS Virginia 1862 Historic Art by Squadron Posters!
Artwork details: National Archives at College Park – Cartographic, Department of the Navy. Bureau of Construction and Repair. (1862-1940)
Use: Unrestricted (Public Domain), National Archives Identifier: #12007683. (modified text identifier applied).
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (“the North”) and the Confederacy (“the South”), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve African American slavery, which they saw as threatened because of the election of Abraham Lincoln and the growing abolitionist movement in the North.
CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy during the first year of the American Civil War. She was constructed as a casemate ironclad using the razéed (cut down) original lower hull and engines of the scuttled steam frigate USS Merrimack. Virginia was one of the participants in the Battle of Hampton Roads, opposing the Union’s USS Monitor in March 1862. The battle is chiefly significant in naval history as the first battle between ironclads. The Battle of Hampton Roads began on March 8, 1862, when Virginia engaged the blockading Union fleet. Despite an all-out effort to complete her, the new ironclad still had workmen on board when she sailed into Hampton Roads with her flotilla of five CSN support ships: Raleigh (serving as Virginia‘s tender) and Beaufort, Patrick Henry, Jamestown, and Teaser. Check out this stunning Sketch of the CSS Virginia 1862 Historic Art by Squadron Posters!
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