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The Daily Dispatch: June 22, 1863., [Electronic resource], The loss of the C. S. Steamer Atlanta--the particulars. (search)
The loss of the C. S. Steamer Atlanta--the particulars. The loss of the Confederate iron-clad steamer Atlanta, (formerly the Fingal) in Warsaw Sound, near Savannah, Ga., last Wednesday, has been published. We condense some interesting particulars of the disaster from the Savannah papers. It appears that the Government has long desired to put the Atlanta into active service, and a few weeks ago Captain Webb was placed in command, who from that date was busily engaged in preparing her for action. Everything being in perfect order and a splendid crew, as to capacity, on board, about daylight Wednesday morning the Atlanta moved forward into Warsaw Sound. When off Warsaw Island she encountered two iron- clad Yankee Monitors, lying close in shore. The Atlanta fired the first shot at 10 minutes to 5 o'clock, and the second at 5 minutes after 5. The monitors replied, and the engagement was kept up until the Atlanta had fired 4 shots and the monitors 5. The latter lay so close in