Why is the battle of Virgina and moniter remembered?​

Battle to the  monitor and Merrimack, also called the battle of  Hampton Roads, (March, 9, 1852), in the American Civil War, naval engagement, at Hampton Roads, Virginia, a harbor at the mouth of James River, notable at history's first duel between  ironclad warships, and the beginning of a new era of naval war-fare

Explanation:...Sorry if that didn't help. I just got that off of Goo.gle because I'm tired ;-; (And you spelled Virginia wrong)

its many islands, high mountains, and remote peninsulas isolated population centers.

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