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Merrimac
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1. merrimac
an ironclad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North
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Merrimac
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a U.S. frigate armored by the Confederates and engaged by the Monitor, a Union ironclad, in the first battle (1862) between ironclads
Confederate name, Virginia river flowing from S N.H. through NE Mass. into the Atlantic: 110 mi (177 km)
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