Harper's Weekly 'Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac' Illustrations Size:16 x 22 Sandy Whitelaw

Sandy Whitelaw

artist Renato Casaro

Side 30 features a confluent river while Side 29 features an inhabited valley

Starring - Wladimir Balaszow

Harper's Weekly 'Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac' Illustrations Size:16 x 22 Sandy Whitelaw"The rebel steamer 'Merrimac' running down the frigate 'Cumberland' off Newport News The Ericcson battery 'Monitor' driving off the 'Merrimac'." The Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac in the American Civil War are depicted in Harper's Weekly. The battle itself holds historic importance due to it giving the South a false sense of hope that the Union blockade might have been broken following this naval victory for them at the time. Harper's Weekly