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However, initially after the Battle of Hampton Roads, both the Confederate and Union media claimed victory for their own sides. A headline in a Boston newspaper the day after the battle read "The Merrimac Driven back by the Steamer!", implying a Union victory, while Confederate media focused on their original success against wooden Union ships.
Davis, William C. Duel between the first ironclads. Doubleday, 1975. Scharf, J. Thomas, History of the Confederate States Navy from its organization to the surrender of its last vessel; its stupendous struggle with the great Navy of the United States, the engagements fought in the rivers and harbors of the South and upon the high seas, blockade-running, first use of iron-clads and torpedoes ...
During the American Civil War (1861-1865), the famous Battle of Hampton Roads between the first American ironclad warships, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack) took place off Sewell's Point, on March 8–9, 1862. That battle was inconclusive, but later in 1862, Union forces took control of Hampton Roads, Norfolk, and the ...
It was the first toll road built in South Carolina in modern history. [8] A majority of the road users pay their tolls using Palmetto Pass, South Carolina's system for electronic toll collection. Tolls were removed on June 30, 2021, not long after the last of the bonds sold to build the road were retired. [9] [10]
At South Carolina Highway 81 (SC 81), US 29 takes a left turn and follows briefly before taking a right turn at Shockley Ferry Road. Crossing SC 28 Bus., the road widens to an undivided four-lane highway, continuing until reaching River Street (US 76/US 178); where US 29 makes another right turn and then soon left again. US 29 meets back with ...
South Carolina Highway 213 (SC 213) is a 21.380-mile-long (34.408 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway travels through mostly rural areas of Newberry and Fairfield counties. It also connects Jenkinsville and the Winnsboro area.
South Carolina utilizes a numbering system to keep track of all non-interstate and primary highways that are maintained by SCDOT. First appearing in 1947 [citation needed] (when a huge amount of highways were cancelled or truncated), the "state highway secondary system" [4] carries the number of the county followed by a unique number for the particular road.
Pages in category "Battle of Hampton Roads" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...