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1847 AD (search for this): chapter 1.1
ederate Government, Lieutenant Catesby Ap. R. Jones, and Lieutenant John Taylor Wood (the two last officers of the Merrimac), all award the plan to Lieutenant John M. Brooke. In view of the testimony and the patent granted to Lieutenant Brooke by the Confederate Government it would be impossible to make a different award; and the death of Secretary Mallory and Mr. Williamson, the most important witnesses in the matter, makes the possibility of a reversion apparently hopeless. As early as 1847 Mr. Porter seems to have made model of a casemated iron floating battery, and it is evident the matter was one of deep interest to him. His familiarity with the subject and his experience, ability, and ingenuity, as attested by the Secretary of the Navy, was most potent in the construction of the Merrimac. I well remember at the time his unwearied, unflagging devotion to the work, and I much doubt whether we had within the limits of the Confederacy a man so well equipped to meet the necessit
April (search for this): chapter 1.1
ats was unequal to the conundrum, but his patriotism prompted him to make the munificent gift of the large ocean steamer Vanderbilt to the United States Government to be sacrificed, if necessary, in running the Merrimac down. Gage of battle of April II, ‘62, and the forlorn hope. From March 9th to April 11th the Merrimac lay at the navy-yard. New guns took the place of those that had been destroyed, and a supply of bolts of wrought and chilled iron for her guns was put aboard. A new pr days in which she was not in dock or undergoing necessary repairs. Gage of battle May 8, 1862. In consequence of the advance of McClellan's army upon Richmond, the wooden gunboats of the James River and Norfolk fleet, in the latter part of April, were ordered to run by the Federal batteries at Newport News and operate on the right flank of General Joseph E. Johnston. This movement was accomplished in due time by running the batteries at night and without disaster, though the Beaufort, i
Jefferson Davis (search for this): chapter 1.1
s made public, Constructor Porter, in an open letter, contested his award and claimed solely for himself the honor of the plan and the building of the Merrimac. If he desired to have and to keep this honor, it seems to me that he should have vindicated his claim and contested the issue of the patent to Lieutenant John M. Brooke at the time when the most material witnesses to the fact were alive. In neglecting to do this, he has materially contributed to putting his claim out of court. Mr. Davis, in his Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Lieutenant Catesby Ap. R. Jones, and Lieutenant John Taylor Wood (the two last officers of the Merrimac), all award the plan to Lieutenant John M. Brooke. In view of the testimony and the patent granted to Lieutenant Brooke by the Confederate Government it would be impossible to make a different award; and the death of Secretary Mallory and Mr. Williamson, the most important witnesses in the matter, makes the possibility of a reversion
McClellan (search for this): chapter 1.1
d States fleet at Fort Monroe, the indirect result of checking the advance of McClellan upon Richmond, by which we were enabled to complete the defences of that cityr rafts— Rebellion Records, page 20, series 1, volume I. On the same date General McClellan sent telegrams to the commanding officers at New York, Newport, New Londog twenty-four canal boats laden with stone to close the Potomac river. General McClellan on March 9th sends a telegram to General Wool, at Fort Monroe, in which, ent the Merrimac from again coming out.—Do., page 25. As late as the 12th General McClellan telegraphs Assistant-Secretary Fox: Can I rely on the Monitor to keep theperations? —Do., page 27. The same date General Barnard, chief of engineers, McClellan's army, wires Assistant-Secretary Fox: The possibility of the Merrimac appeary repairs. Gage of battle May 8, 1862. In consequence of the advance of McClellan's army upon Richmond, the wooden gunboats of the James River and Norfolk flee<
Joseph E. Johnston (search for this): chapter 1.1
ence of the advance of McClellan's army upon Richmond, the wooden gunboats of the James River and Norfolk fleet, in the latter part of April, were ordered to run by the Federal batteries at Newport News and operate on the right flank of General Joseph E. Johnston. This movement was accomplished in due time by running the batteries at night and without disaster, though the Beaufort, in making the attempt, grounded and remained just opposite the battery in easy range until near daybreak. Our staaguerment of Richmond, in the eyes of the Confederate Government, necessitated the evacuation of Norfolk, and though the Merrimac, now alone, was adequate to the defence of Norfolk on the water, it was possible to take the city in rear, now that Johnston's army was concentrated at Richmond, by landing a strong Federal force on the bay shore, and also west of Craney Island, and making a combined attack from the east and west. Valuable stores and materials were yet at the navy-yard, and General H
Catesby Ap. R. Jones (search for this): chapter 1.1
ributed to putting his claim out of court. Mr. Davis, in his Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Lieutenant Catesby Ap. R. Jones, and Lieutenant John Taylor Wood (the two last officers of the Merrimac), all award the plan to Lieutenant Jhough the Merrimac was several hundreds of yards further away, and the command of the Merrimac devolved upon Lieutenant Catesby Ap. R. Jones. The responsible party. It is undoubtedly permissible in war to make recapture, but it can never be junt at 8 A. M. The Merrimac being in advance, our wooden vessels in the rear, to take part if occasion should offer. Lieutenant Jones, then in command of the Merrimac, says of this engagement: We stood for the Minnesota and opened fire. Our pilothe after pivot gun, many of whom bled from the nose or ears. The action had now continued some three hours, says Lieutenant Jones, without apparent injury to the Monitor. We were therefore surprised to see her run off into shoal water, where ou
Burnside (search for this): chapter 1.1
, one can scarcely repress a smile in reading the Federal telegrams of that day. Welles's Scare. Secretary Welles of the United States Navy, reports Mr. Stanton, Secretary of War, as saying in a Cabinet meeting, called in consequence of the destruction of the Cumberland and Congress on March 8th: The Merrimac will change the whole character of the war. She will destroy seriatim every naval vessel. She will lay all cities of the seaboard under contribution. I shall immediately recall Burnside. Port Royal must be abandoned. I will notify the Governors of States, and the municipal authorities in the North to take instant measures to protect their harbors. He had no doubt but that the Merrimac was at this moment on her way to Washington, and not unlikely we shall have a shell or cannon-ball from one of her guns in the White House before we leave this room. On March 9th Mr. Stanton telegraphed the Governors of New York, Massachusetts and Maine to protect their harbors with larg
April 1st (search for this): chapter 1.1
n shutters, but the device was not satisfactory, and but few of her ports were so protected. These changes brought the ship a foot deeper in the water, making her draught now twenty-three feet. Commodore Buchanan being still disabled by his wounds, Commodore Josiah Tatnall was placed in command. There was at no time any question in the minds of the Confederate authorities, or amongst the officers of the Merrimac, but that the enemy must again be offered battle at the earliest moment. On April 1st the Secretary of the Confederate Navy wrote Commodore Tatnall: You will leave with your ship and attack the enemy when, in your judgment, it may seem best. On April 4th: Do not hesitate or wait for orders, but strike when, how, and where your judgment may dictate. The Secretary of the United States Navy had, on March 10th, telegraphed: The President directs that the Monitor be not too much exposed, in the same breath in which her victory was claimed. The Confederate Secretary and the
Edwin M. Stanton (search for this): chapter 1.1
Roads, one can scarcely repress a smile in reading the Federal telegrams of that day. Welles's Scare. Secretary Welles of the United States Navy, reports Mr. Stanton, Secretary of War, as saying in a Cabinet meeting, called in consequence of the destruction of the Cumberland and Congress on March 8th: The Merrimac will changon her way to Washington, and not unlikely we shall have a shell or cannon-ball from one of her guns in the White House before we leave this room. On March 9th Mr. Stanton telegraphed the Governors of New York, Massachusetts and Maine to protect their harbors with large timber rafts— Rebellion Records, page 20, series 1, volume Irimac appearing again, paralyzes the movements of this army by whatever route is adopted.—Do., page 27. The climax of absurdity is, however, reached when Secretary-of-War Stanton, passing over the educated, intelligent and skilled corps of naval and army officers, telegraphs Mr. C. Vanderbilt, a private citizen of New York, the ow
Dahlgren (search for this): chapter 1.1
e alone was there standing room on the outside. That part of the ship's bow and stern not covered by the casemate (about fifty-eight feet at each end) was covered with decking planks and was under water. The vessel, when in fighting trim, had much the appearance of the roof of a house afloat. Her prow was of cast-iron, projected two feet from the stem, was under water two feet, and weighed one thousand five hundred pounds. Her battery consisted of four Brooke rifle-guns and six nine-inch Dahlgren shell-guns. Her engines and steam power were inadequate. They were deficient in her best days. Time had not improved them, and with all our efforts they continued to be defective and a source of anxiety to the last. To the future historian of the South one of the most remarkable phases of our struggle will be, how a people so unused to arts and manufactures, so poorly equipped with tools and shops and materials, could have accomplished what they did. Delays and obstacles of all sorts i
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