Two Union gunboats, including USS Monticello, dueled with the Confederate batteries on Sewell's Point in an attempt to enforce the blockade of Hampton Roads. The two sides did each other little harm.
Result: Inconclusive
Location: Norfolk City
Campaign: Blockade of the Chesapeake Bay (May - June 1861)
Date: May 18-19,1861
Principal Commanders: Lt. D.L. Braine U.S.N. [US]; Brig. Gen. Walter Gwynn and Capt. Peyton Colquitt [CS]
Forces Engaged: Two gunboats [US]; battery garrison [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 10 total