[DOC] [TLE] CSS Virginia - Wikipedia [PAR] CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the 
Confederate States Navy during the first year of the American Civil War; it was 
constructed as a casemate ironclad using the raised and cut ... Stephen Mallory, 
Secretary of the Navy decided to convert the Merrimack into an ironclad, since 
she was the... [DOC] [TLE] USS Merrimack (1855) - Wikipedia [PAR] USS Merrimack, also improperly Merrimac, was a frigate, best known as the hull 
upon which ... Soon after becoming Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles took 
action to prepare the frigate for sea, planning to move her to Philadelphia. ... The 
Confederacy, in desperate need of ships, raised Merrimack and rebuilt her as an
... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Hampton Roads - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Hampton Roads, often referred to as either the Battle of the Monitor 
and Merrimack (or Virginia) or the Battle of Ironclads, ... The battle was a part of 
the effort of the Confederacy to break the Union blockade, .... taking the engines 
from the hulk of Merrimack, recently raised from the bed of the Elizabeth River. [DOC] [TLE] Confederate Navy Ship the Ironclad CSS Virginia - American Civil War [PAR] Virginia authorities took over the Norfolk Navy Yard after its evacuatuation by 
Federal forces the steam frigate USS Merrimack ... Though burned to the 
waterline and sunk, the big ship's lower hull and machinery were intact. During 
the remainder of 1861 and the first two months of 1862, the Confederate States 
Navy raised,... [DOC] [TLE] The Battle of the Ironclads, 1862 - EyeWitness to History [PAR] An EyeWitness account of the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac. ... 
Armed with an underwater ram, these ships were designed to slam into and sink 
the ... by the Confederates, the new ship has retained its original name following 
the ... Congress, which after a fierce hour-long battle raised a white flag in defeat. [DOC] [TLE] Monitor and Merrimack - Infoplease [PAR] Monitor and Merrimack, two American warships that fought the first ... She was 
subsequently raised by the Confederates, converted into an ironclad, and 
renamed the ... She rammed and sank the Cumberland, destroyed the Congress 
after... [DOC] [TLE] Cumberland Crew, The [Laws A18] - California State University ... [PAR] The Cumberland fights until it is rammed and sunk ... The Monitor and the 
Virginia/Merrimack are often referred to as the "first ironclads," that is, ... navy from 
the bay's outlet near Hampton Roads, it could change the course of the war. .... 
After some discussion, the Confederates settled on a design that "reminded 
observers of... [DOC] [TLE] William Norris: The Story of the Confederate States Ship "Virginia ... [PAR] Confederate States Army. ... the mud the hulk of the frigate Merrimac, built over it 
a roof of two-inch iron plates, ... She was first to take Washington, then New York, 
and after raising the ... She gives us another splendid broadside as we near her. 
..... with a Monitor to sink a Virginia, every thirty minutes from dawn till dewy eve. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about CIVIL WAR - StudyStack [PAR] ONE OF THE LAST CIVIL WAR BATTLES TOOK PLACE NEAR WHAT IS NOW 
THIS .... THE USS MONITOR SANK OFF THE SHORE OF THIS STATE THAT ... 
AFTER RAISING THE MERRIMACK, THE CONFEDERATES RENAMED IT THIS. [DOC] [TLE] Norfolk Naval Shipyard - Virginia Places [PAR] Sprowle named the shipyard after Gosport, England, which is located in ... the 
Elizabeth River via the Downtown Tunnel (built in 1952) near the NTelos Pavilion
. .... The Confederates were able to raise the USS Merrimack, and use Dry Dock #
1 to ... renamed the USS San Marcos, then used for gunnery exercises and sunk 
in... [DOC] [TLE] Civil War Warship Innovation - GlobalSecurity.org [PAR] Jul 22, 2011 ... Upon delivery to the Confederacy, she was to be named Mississippi. ... 
Purchased for the Royal Navy in early 1864, the ship was renamed Wivern and ... 
burned to the waterline and sank, the victim of an unattended

Question: After raising the Merrimack, the Confederates renamed it this, for the state near where it was sunk
Answer: Virginia