Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Commander John Rodgers” in chapter 7 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.:
... found this condition exactly reversed, and on May 15, 1862, she was found wanting in the attack on Fort Darling, at Drewry's Bluff, the Federal navy's first attempt to reach Richmond.
There, under Commander John Rodgers , she came into direct competition with Ericsson's Monitor.
Both vessels were rated in the same class, and their tonnage was nearly equal.
The engagement lasted three hours and twenty minutes. Th...
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