...of unarmored soldiers. She was built by the ablest naval officer in the Confederacy under the belief that she would wipe off the face of the waters anything te Federals could bring against her. Buchanan , without doubt, had calculated all his chances, and when he saw the fleet at anchor up the bay, thought he had them all in a cul-de-sac, and that he would be able to demolish them in a couple of hour...