Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Secretary Welles” 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.:
...ccess, dictate the wisdom and expediency of fighting with iron against wood, without regard to first cost.
The suggestion here quoted was made two months before the above-mentioned paragraph in Secretary Welles ' report was written, and before the Merrimac had been raised.
Secretary Mallory had had good training for his position.
For several years he had been chairman of the Committee on Naval Affair...
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