Museum

Hampton Roads Naval Museum

Virginia

1 Waterside Dr, Suite 248
Norfolk, VA 23510
United States

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The Hampton Roads Naval Museum is one of only ten officially operated U.S. Navy museums, interpreting the history of the U.S. Navy in and around Hampton Roads, Virginia from the Revolutionary War to the present day. The museum is home to a collection of authentic uniforms, weaponry, underwater artifacts, detailed ship models and artwork. The museum is the official repository of the remains of two Civil War shipwrecks: USS Cumberland and CSS Florida. The Hampton Roads Naval Museum is open to the public and admission is free.

 

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Newport News, Norfok, and Portsmouth, VA | March 8, 1862
Result: Inconclusive
Estimated Casualties
393
Union
369
Confed.
24

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