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  In the Battle of Hampton Roads,. it started on March 8,1862 and ended on March 9,1862.
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  Last gunpowder shipment arrives for the CSS Virginia.
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  The CSS Virginia struck the Cumberland with its 1,500lb ram, smashing a huge hole inn its wooden hull.
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  With one opponent vanquished, the Virginia turned its sights on the nearby USS Congress.
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  On March 9, the Union ironclad Monitor having fortuitously arrived to do battle, initiated the first engagement of ironclad in history.
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  the two ships fought a standstilll,but Virginia retired.