Article: FAMOUS BATTLE OF IRONCLADS TO BE RE-ENACTED.(NORFOLK COMPASS)

Byline: JOAN C. STANUS, STAFF WRITER

It started as a battle that pitted brother against brother.

It ended a day later in a draw.

This March 8-10, the calendar will flip forward 134 years, and Hampton Roads again will play host to its most famous battle - the clash of the ironclads.

Only this time, hundreds of Civil War re-enactors from across the country will gather at historic Fort Norfolk to take part in a weekend of activities commemorating the famous battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack.

``It's shaping up to be a really big event,'' said Amy Yarsinske, coordinator of the event for the Norfolk Historical Society. ...

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