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Hampton Roads
| March 9, 1862 | Battle of Hampton Roads
The duel of the ironclads, The Monitor and The Merrimac (CSS Virginia). First use of a turreted gun. |
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| February 3, 1865 | On the River Queen five men, US President Abraham Lincoln, US Secretary of State William Seward, CS Vice-president Alexander Stephens, along with John Campbell and RMT Hunter discuss peace terms at the Hampton Roads Conference near Fort Monroe. The conference was a failure. | Virginia |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| William Seward | ||
| Alexander Stephens |
Hampton Roads
Roads, at least as far as Hampton Roads is concerned, is short for roadstead, a British Naval term meaning a sheltered offshore anchorage area for ships. Hampton Roads is just off Chesapeake Bay on the James River.
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Roads, at least as far as Hampton Roads is concerned, is short for roadstead, a British Naval term meaning a sheltered offshore anchorage area for ships. Hampton Roads is just off Chesapeake Bay on the James River.
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Hampton Roads was added in 2005
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