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title: CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack): Confederate Ironclad at Hampton Roads
author: Clary Ray
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22307/css-virginia-ex-uss-merrimack/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-11-05
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# CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack): Confederate Ironclad at Hampton Roads

_Authored by Clary Ray_

## Image File

[![CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack): Confederate Ironclad at Hampton Roads](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22307.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22307.jpeg)

## Image Caption

CSS *Virginia* (1862-1862). Wash drawing by Clary Ray, 1898.

Courtesy of the U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Ray, C. (2026, November 05). CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack): Confederate Ironclad at Hampton Roads. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22307/css-virginia-ex-uss-merrimack/>
### Chicago
Ray, Clary. "CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack): Confederate Ironclad at Hampton Roads." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 05, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22307/css-virginia-ex-uss-merrimack/>.
### MLA
Ray, Clary. "CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack): Confederate Ironclad at Hampton Roads." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Nov 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22307/css-virginia-ex-uss-merrimack/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-57000/NH-57830.html) by **Clary Ray**. Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 05 November 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.