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The CSS Virginia

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The CSS Virginia

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Auction Date:2013 Mar 21 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
First steam-powered ironclad warship of the Confederate States Navy, constructed using the raised and cut down original lower hull and steam engines of the scuttled USS Merrimack. It was one of the participants in the Battle of Hampton Roads, opposing the USS Monitor in March 1862, which was the first ever battle between ironclads. Original unsigned 7.75 x 5.25 photo of an artist’s rendition of the CSS Virginia affixed to a 9 x 7 mount, captioned at the bottom in black ink, “‘The Virginia’ (The Merrimac), so christened after she was iron-cladded [sic] before she went to sea.” Two heavy creases to the upper right and heavy paper loss to the lower right corner of the mount, otherwise very good condition. The ship was known to the Union as ‘The Rebel Monster,’ but despite its fearsome appearance it never successfully broke the Union blockade. A rare depiction of the short-lived warship with a lasting legacy.