The battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack signaled the end of wooden warships.
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For the first time, civilians saw the grim reality of the battlefield through the lenses of men like Mathew Brady. Turning Points and Totals The battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack
The Civil War was the first "modern" war, blending Napoleonic tactics with industrial-age weaponry. blending Napoleonic tactics with industrial-age weaponry.