Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Tennessee” in chapter 1.17, section c.1.17.39, page 95 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22.:
...of 45 degrees, covered with two feet of solid wood and five inches of iron), had been pierced by the heavy shot fired by the Monitor. The turrets of these vessels were impenetrable to the shot of the Tennessee , and after four hours of fruitless contest the issue had become that of further disaster and further fearful carnage.
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