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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Beauregard's report of the battle of Drury's Bluff. (search)
and all the rest of the fleet retired below Old Point beyond her reach and never again came out. fleet then lying in Hampton Roads, or below Old Point. The Merrimac was the only iron-clad. Uponted below the Rip-Raps, or under the guns of Old Point. Three merchant vessels were run on shore byeigh towed them off almost under the guns of Old Point and the Federal fleet. Their flags were hauing, and fighting the same under the guns of Old Point and the Rip-Raps, was another. II. The Mled, and again took refuge below the guns of Old Point, where the Merrimac declined to pursue, for he ever after prevented her from going below Old Point; and thus saved Baltimore, Washington, and ey; (3) that the Monitor never ventured above Old Point from the 9th of March until after the destru she could have run by the Federal fleet and Old Point (barring torpedoes in the channel) and threace with other vessels, were seen coming from Old Point. We fired at the Congress on passing, but c[4 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Merrimac and Monitor. (search)
eared. All of the other ships retired below Old Point except the Minnesota, and she got ashore, be and all the rest of the fleet retired below Old Point beyond her reach and never again came out. fleet then lying in Hampton Roads, or below Old Point. The Merrimac was the only iron-clad. Uponted below the Rip-Raps, or under the guns of Old Point. Three merchant vessels were run on shore by their masters between Newport's News and Old Point, and were partially abandoned. The Jamestown aderal fleet lying in the same position below Old Point. Towards sunset of the first day the Merrimedoes had been placed in the channel between Old Point and the Rip-Raps; indeed, we supposed that ting, and fighting the same under the guns of Old Point and the Rip-Raps, was another. II. The Mled, and again took refuge below the guns of Old Point, where the Merrimac declined to pursue, for y; (3) that the Monitor never ventured above Old Point from the 9th of March until after the destru[3 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Services of the Virginia (Merrimac). (search)
about 3 P. M. by our firing the bow-gun It killed and wounded ten men at the after pivot gun of the Cumberland. The second shot from the same gun killed and wounded twelve men at her forward pivot gun. Lieutenant Charles C. Simms pointed and fired the gun. at the Cumberland, less than a mile distant. A powerful fire was immediately concentrated upon us from all the batteries afloat and ashore. The frigates Minnesota, Roanoke and St. Lawrence with other vessels, were seen coming from Old Point. We fired at the Congress on passing, but continued to head directly for the Cumberland, which vessel we had determined to run into, and in less than fifteen minutes from the firing of the first gun we rammed her just forward of the starboard fore chains. There were heavy spars about her bows, probably to ward off torpedoes, through which we had to break before reaching the side of the ship. The noise of the crashing timbers was distinctly heard above the din of battle. There was no si