Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Merrimac” in chapter 8, page 164 of James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy.:
...t aground, although the two last-named were soon afloat.
While the Congress and the shore batteries maintained a long and bitter fight of over an hour, the Minnesota fired a few broadsides at the Merrimac and the Confederate gunboats, and was replied to; the St. Lawrence, almost out of range, also endeavored to bring her guns to bear.
But it was at the Congress that all the Confederate efforts were ...
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| † | Merrimac | 875 | 182 | 1 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
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