Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Craney Island” in chapter 7 of G. S. Hillard, Life and Campaigns of George B. McClellan, Major-General , U. S. Army:
... substantial service, and of whose achievements they were so justly proud.
About four o'clock on the morning of the 11th of May, a brilliant light was seen from Fortress Monroe, in the direction of Craney Island ; and at half-past 4 an explosion was heard which shook the earth far and wide.
This was caused by the blowing up of the Merrimac, which had been abandoned by her officers and crew and sot on fire.
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| † | Craney Island (Virginia, United States) | 611 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
| Craney Island (Maryland, United States) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
† This entity has been selected by the automated classifier as the most likely match in this context. It may or may not be the correct match.