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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 158 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 105 3 Browse Search
James Russell Soley, Professor U. S. Navy, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, The blockade and the cruisers (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 76 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 68 0 Browse Search
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. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 62 4 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 58 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 48 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 40 2 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 40 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 36 0 Browse Search
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The Naval battle. Norfolk, Va., March 11, 1862. --We have further particulars of the recent affair in Hampton Roads. The Minnesota succeeded in reaching Fortress Monroe on Sunday, in a very crippled condition. All the guns at the Newport News fortifications were silenced for one hour, except one, by the Virginia and other Confederate vessels. The garrison evacuated the works. Lieut. Taylor, wounded by the enemy under the flag of truce, died yesterday. Capt. Buchanan and Lieut. Minor were also treacherously shot by the enemy while under the white flag. They are both improving. The Yankees killed two of their own men while firing on us after they had raised the white signal, and we were lending them aid and succor. The Ericson battery, after being run into by the Virginia, retreated to Fortress Monroe. Eight Confederates were killed and ten wounded in the battle of Saturday. It was supposed that the Cumberland lost in killed and drowned about three hundred. T
Northern Financial affair — arrival of a British vessel in Hampton Roads. Norfolk, March 11. --In New York, on the 9th, the average of specie in the banks was thirty millions of dollars. Foreign exchange 112½ gold 1½. The stock market is steady, with a fair demand. The cotton market was exciton, and higher. Sales of 2,022 bales of middling uplands are reported. The British sloop-of-war Rinaldo came up the Roads last night, and reports the Federal frigate Vermont to be lost.
Resolution of thanks. Is the Senate, yesterday, a resolution was from the Bouse expressing the of the body to Captain Buchanan, of Virginia. It passed the Senate unani and was received with a spirit only complementary to that gallant officer following is a copy: Resolved, by the Congress of the Confederate states of America. That the thanks of Congress and are hereby cordially tendered, to . Buchanan, and all under his command, the unsurpassed gallantry as displayed the recent successful attack upon the naval of the enemy, in Hampton Roads.
Mr. Foster, of Alabama, introduced a resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to Captain Buchanan, of the Virginia, and the officers and men under his command, for the signal victory achieved in the recent brilliant naval engagement in Hampton Roads. The resolution was adopted unanimously. Mr. Smith introduced a bill to provide for the manufacture of army shoes in camp.--Referred to Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Hanley, of Arkansas, submitted a bill with reference to the House, offered by him several days since, but before action was had upon it, withdrew the motion. Mr. Lyons, of Va., introduced a resolution requesting the President to furnish the House with the report of the recent Naval engagement in Hampton Roads, if not incompatible with the public interests. Resolution agreed to. Mr. Russell, from the Judiciary Committee, reported a bill relative to rights of indemnity under the sequestration act, which was made the order of the day for Monday
Official report of the battle. After a short session with closed doors, the House again resumed its open session, when the following communication was received from the Executive, in response to the resolution of Mr. Lyons calling for the report of the naval battle in Hampton Roads: C. S. Steam Battery "Virginia," Off Sewell's Point, March, 8, 1862. Flag Officer, In consequence of the wound of Flag-Officer Buchanan, it becomes my duty to report that the "Virginia" left the yard this morning at 11 o'clock A. M., streamed down the river past our batteries, and over to Newport News, where we engaged the frigates Cumberland and Congress and the batteries ashore and also two large steam frigates, supposed to be the Minnesota and Roanoke, and a sailing frigate, and several small steamers armed with heavy rifled guns. We sunk the Cumberland. drove the Congress ashore, where she handled down her colors and hoisted the white but she fired upon us with the white flag fly