The 1862 Civil War battle of these 2 ironclads ended when one had to withdraw because of the tides
Thus the great Civil War, the central event of American history, 
having... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Hampton Roads - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Hampton Roads, often referred to as either the Battle of the Monitor 
and Merrimack (or Virginia) or the Battle of Ironclads, was the most noted and 
arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the ...