Qor sii wadida faqradan - Confederates waxaa lagu qasbay inay burburiyaan oo ay burburiyaan "Virginia" markii ay ka baxeen horraantii Maajo 1862 Norfolk iyo maraakiibteeda maraakiibta, halka "Monitor" ay ku sii socdeen Webiga James si ay u taageeraan Ciidanka Midowga inta lagu gudajiray Ololaha Jasiiradda ee General-in-Chief George B. McClellan. Markabku wuxuu ka qeyb qaatay Dagaalkii Drewry's Bluff
ka dib bishaas, waxayna ku sii jirtay aagga taageerida ciidamada General McClellan ee dhulka ilaa laga amray inay ku biiraan ciidamada badda ee Midowga ee ka hortaga Waqooyiga Carolina bishii Diseembar. Intii ay halkaas ku socotay, waxay ku burburtay iyadoo hoos u jiidata intii lagu jiray duufaan ka dhacay Cape Hatteras maalintii ugu dambeysay ee sanadka. Burburka "Monitor" waxaa la helay 1973 waxaana qeyb ahaan laga soo saaray. Hubkeeda, madaafiicda, mashiinka, iyo waxyaabo kale ayaa lagu soo bandhigay Matxafka Mariners ee Newport News, Virginia, oo dhowr mayl u jirta goobta ugu muhiimsan ee ay ku dagaalameen.