Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Merrimac” in chapter 4, page 77 of James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy.:

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Before the completion of the ironclad Virginia, ( Merrimac , )the Confederate navy had but five small steamers in the James River to oppose eight of the largest Federal vessels at Hampton Roads. The Teaser was a river-tug mounting but one gun at the time,...
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