. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . ilnmtflr m\h il^rnmar any single vessel of any navy of the world to have challengedthis squadron to action. Although the Congress, St. Lato-rciicc, and Cumberland were sailing vessels, they mounted onehundred and twenty-four guns between them, twenty-two ofwliich were 9-inch; together, their crews amounted to well overa thousand men. The Minnesota and Itoanohe had twelvehundred men between them, and carried over eighty 9-inch and11-inch guns. There is no question tliat the aj^pearance of the Merri-mae, as she hove in sight accompan
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . ilnmtflr m\h il^rnmar any single vessel of any navy of the world to have challengedthis squadron to action. Although the Congress, St. Lato-rciicc, and Cumberland were sailing vessels, they mounted onehundred and twenty-four guns between them, twenty-two ofwliich were 9-inch; together, their crews amounted to well overa thousand men. The Minnesota and Itoanohe had twelvehundred men between them, and carried over eighty 9-inch and11-inch guns. There is no question tliat the aj^pearance of the Merri-mae, as she hove in sight accompanied by her consorts, Beau-fort and Raleigh, small river steamers mounting rifled 32-poimders in the bow and carrying crews of about forty men,Avas a surprise. The Merrimac, as she came down the Eliza-beth River from Xorfolk, had steered very badly. It was nec-essary for the Beaufort, under command of Lieutenant Parker,to pass her a line in order to keep her head straight. Owingto her deep draft, the great ironclad required over twenty-twofeet of water to flo
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