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Civil War's 150th: The Battle of Drewry's Bluff
Presented by The Mariners' Museum at The Mariners' Museum
May 19, 2012
This will continue the exciting lecture series occurring periodically throughout the year of 2012. These lectures will highlight the most important dates surrounding the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. Mariners’ Museum staff and volunteers will provide an informative, illustrated lecture on Ironclad Steam Warships.
The USS Monitor never met the CSS Virginia in battle again after the March ...More
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| More Than Meets The Eye | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | 03/26/11- 08/31/12 | Williamsburg |
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