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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., The first fight of iron-clads. (search)
y wounded. The command then devolved upon Lieutenant Catesby Jones. It was now 5 o'clock, nearly two hourdreaming of other victories in the morning. Lieutenant Jones reported: It was not easy to keep a flag flyinck, and observing a division standing at ease, Lieutenant Jones inquired: Why are you not firing, Mr. Egg thumb at her every two minutes and a half. Lieutenant Jones now determined to run her down or board her. Fd be retired from the command of the Virginia. Lieutenant Jones should have been promoted, and should have suche explosion on the burning Congress. except Lieutenant Jones he was the best man. He had distinguished himsore, in a tone of deepest disgust, gave the order: Mr. Jones, fire a gun to windward, and take the ship back to boats, it took three hours to disembark. Lieutenant Catesby Jones and myself were the last to leave. Settinharp-shooters were at work on both banks. Lieutenant Catesby Jones, in his report, speaks of this service: Li
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., chapter 15.58 (search)
s, in ordinary; and the ship of the line Pennsylvania, 120 guns, receiving-ship ;--all lying at the yard or in the stream. The yard was walled around with a high brick inclosure, and protected by the Elizabeth River, and there were over 800 marines and sailors with officers. On the side of Virginia the situation was: that of General Taliaferro with his staff; Captain Heth and Major Tyler, two volunteer companies,--the Blues of Norfolk and the Grays of Portsmouth,--and Captains Pegram and Jones, of the navy. These were the only troops in Norfolk, until after the evacuation of the navy yard and the departure of the Federal ships. Captain H. G. Wright, of the Engineers, who was on the United States steamer Pawnee that had been sent to secure the ships and property at the Gosport Navy Yard, reached Norfolk after dark on April 20th. He reported thus: On reaching the yard it was found that all the ships afloat except the Cumberland had been scuttled, by order of Commodore McCauley,
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1., chapter 15.61 (search)
s placed on the hull was, at the same point, 41 feet 4 inches in breadth, so that the raft extended on either side 3 feet 8 inches beyond the hull. The raft was 5 feet deep and was immersed in the water 31 feet. The Merrimac's prow, according to Jones, was 2 feet below the surface of the water. The prow, therefore, if on, would have struck the armored hull 131 feet above its lowest part, and could not have damaged it. Further, the prow extended 2 feet forward from the stem, and had it been lo were still too far off to do her much damage, the Monitor came out to meet us. For some length of time we devoted our attention to her, but having no solid shot, and finding that our light shell were making but little impression upon her turret, Jones ordered the pilot to disregard the Monitor altogether, and carry out his first instructions by placing the Virginia as near to the Minnesota as possible. Instead, however, of taking us within a half mile of that ship, as we afterward learned he