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The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], Official report of the battle. (search)
o'clock A. M., streamed down the river past our batteries, and over to Newport News, where we engaged the frigates Cumberland and Congress and the batteries ashore and also two large steam frigates, supposed to be the Minnesota and Roanoke, and a sailing frigate, and several small steamers armed with heavy rifled guns. We sunk the Cumberland. drove the Congress ashore, where she handled down her colors and hoisted the white but she fired upon us with the white flag flying, wounding Lieut, Minor and some of our men. We again opened fire upon her, and she is now in flames. The shoal water prevented our reaching the other frigates. This, with approaching night, we think, saved them from destruction. Our is two killed and eight wounded. Two of our guns have the enemies shot off, the prow was twisted, and armor somewhat damaged; the anchor and all flag staffs shot away, and smoke and steam pipe was riddled. The bearing of officers and men was all that could be wished, and in fact
The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], Martial law. (search)
The Naval battle. Norfolk, Va., March 11, 1862. --We have further particulars of the recent affair in Hampton Roads. The Minnesota succeeded in reaching Fortress Monroe on Sunday, in a very crippled condition. All the guns at the Newport News fortifications were silenced for one hour, except one, by the Virginia and other Confederate vessels. The garrison evacuated the works. Lieut. Taylor, wounded by the enemy under the flag of truce, died yesterday. Capt. Buchanan and Lieut. Minor were also treacherously shot by the enemy while under the white flag. They are both improving. The Yankees killed two of their own men while firing on us after they had raised the white signal, and we were lending them aid and succor. The Ericson battery, after being run into by the Virginia, retreated to Fortress Monroe. Eight Confederates were killed and ten wounded in the battle of Saturday. It was supposed that the Cumberland lost in killed and drowned about three hundred. Th