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Peace Conference at Hampton Roads

February 3, 2020 WalterCoffey

February 3, 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William H. Seward met with three Confederate envoys to discuss a possible end to

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Peace Talks: Lincoln Leaves for Hampton Roads

February 2, 2020 WalterCoffey

February 2, 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln accepted a suggestion to meet with Confederate envoys in person to discuss possible peace. Three Confederate envoys waited

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The Battle of the Ironclads

March 9, 2017 WalterCoffey

March 9, 1862 – A naval duel at Hampton Roads off the Virginia coast marked the first time in history that two ironclad warships did

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The C.S.S. Virginia Attacks

March 8, 2017 WalterCoffey

March 8, 1862 – The Confederate ironclad Virginia demolished the Federal naval fleet off Hampton Roads, rendering all wooden warships obsolete and threatening to permanently

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The Port Royal Campaign

October 29, 2016 WalterCoffey

October 29, 1861 – A massive Federal army-navy expedition left Hampton Roads to capture Port Royal, South Carolina, located between Charleston and Savannah. Captain Samuel

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