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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 2 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 2 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: June 8, 1861., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 1 1 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: June 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], Beggarly account of Empty Boxes. (search)
ision. One ball struck the ugly old long boat that was captured the other day, and which we have appropriated as a coal barge, and glancing off, fell into the water between her starboard side and the Freeborn, to the port side of which she was secured — thus doing us admirable service as a breastwork.--Another ball struck the water close to our port bow, and ricocheting, went through the planking of the bulwarks, tearing off a pretty large splinter; glancing thence it grazed the wrist of John Vickers, ordinary seaman, struck the gun carriage and fell upon deck. It proved to be a sugar-loaf shaped concern, about three or four inches in diameter, and from nine to ten inches in length --an ugly customer. I distinctly saw it come on board, for I was on the port side near the pilot-house, and really thought it had killed or severely wounded some of our gallant fellows who were working the bow gun, and was pleased, on inquiring, to find that such was not the fact. It now became appar