# Event Details

- **Event Name**: USS Monitor Legacy Program - Who Won the Battle of Hampton Roads
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Presenter:
John V. Quarstein
Director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center


About the Lecture:
The Battle of Hampton Roads ended in a draw with both sides claiming victory. USS Monitor scored a tactical victory blocking the Confederate ironclad from destroying any more Union wooden warships. CSS Virginia destroyed or damaged eight ships and blocked the Union’s use of the James River during the early stages of the Peninsula Campaign.

In person is free for Museum Members and included in $1 admission.

This lecture is also livestreamed and free to watch online.

Advance registration is required: marinersmuseum.org/event/who-won-the-battle-of-hampton-roads/

Image Credit: CSS Virginia in dry dock at Gosport Navy Yard. The Mariners’ Museum and Park. P0001.014/04-#PNc89.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newport-news/uss-monitor-legacy-program-who-won-the-battle-of-hampton-roads/200029705909854
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 20

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Newport News
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Mariners' Museum and Park
- **lat**: 37.055340266561
- **long**: -76.488103850134
- **full address**: The Mariners' Museum and Park, Mariners' Museum and Park, 100 Museum Dr, Newport News, VA 23606, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is USS Monitor Legacy Program - Who Won the Battle of Hampton Roads being held?
  - **A:** USS Monitor Legacy Program - Who Won the Battle of Hampton Roads takes place on Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 pm at The Mariners' Museum and Park, Mariners' Museum and Park, 100 Museum Dr, Newport News, VA 23606, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing USS Monitor Legacy Program - Who Won the Battle of Hampton Roads?
  - **A:** USS Monitor Legacy Program - Who Won the Battle of Hampton Roads is organized by The Mariners' Museum and Park.

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