mar 9, 1862 - Battle of Two Ironclads
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On March 9, 1862 the Union’s Monitor and the Confederacy’s Virginia, two ironclad ships, fought. Both shots from the ship failed to puncture the other ship, but after four hours a shot from the Virginia pierced the iron shell blinding their line of sight. This was enough time for the Virginia to flee concluding the battle as a draw. The ironclads marked an end to wooden battleships and were used throughout the civil war.
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