The Launch of Monitor, 1862. Line engraving of the USS Monitor launching, Greenpoint, NY; published in Harper's Monthly, September 1862.
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Monthly, H. (2026, November 05). The Launch of the USS Monitor, 1862: The Union Ironclad at Hampton Roads. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22308/the-launch-of-the-uss-monitor-1862/
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Monthly, Harper's. "The Launch of the USS Monitor, 1862: The Union Ironclad at Hampton Roads." World History Encyclopedia, November 05, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22308/the-launch-of-the-uss-monitor-1862/.
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Monthly, Harper's. "The Launch of the USS Monitor, 1862: The Union Ironclad at Hampton Roads." World History Encyclopedia, 05 Nov 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22308/the-launch-of-the-uss-monitor-1862/.
