Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Merrimac” in chapter 4, page 251 of George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army:
...disastrous naval conflict at Newport News. This is a very bad business, and shows the superior enterprise of our enemies.
There is no reason we should not have had the Cumberland iron-clad, as the Merrimac has been prepared by them.
The loss of two such vessels as the Cumberland and the Congress, two of our finest frigates, is a very serious blow, not only to our material interests, but to our pride ...
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