. Young folk's history of the war for the union . ombshell, after receiv-ing a broadside from theSassacus, hauled downher flag. The Albemarlewas hit many times, butthe shot glanced from hersides as those of the Mon-itor had from the ironplates of the Sassacus finally ram-med her, striking her soheavy a blow as to nearlyforce her under water. At length the Albemarle put a shotthrough one of the boilers of the Sassacus, killing three menand wounding six. In a minute the vessel was filled withscalding steam, and the Sassacus became unmanageable. TheAlbemarle then retreated slowly to
. Young folk's history of the war for the union . ombshell, after receiv-ing a broadside from theSassacus, hauled downher flag. The Albemarlewas hit many times, butthe shot glanced from hersides as those of the Mon-itor had from the ironplates of the Sassacus finally ram-med her, striking her soheavy a blow as to nearlyforce her under water. At length the Albemarle put a shotthrough one of the boilers of the Sassacus, killing three menand wounding six. In a minute the vessel was filled withscalding steam, and the Sassacus became unmanageable. TheAlbemarle then retreated slowly to Plymouth, firing as shewent, leaving the Bombshell in the hands of the had expected the iron-clad to help him to capture NewBerne, but she did not appear again, and he soon had to give upthe siege and go to Virginia to aid in the defence of Petersburg. After this but little was done in North Carolina for severalmonths; but the Albemarle still lay at Plymouth, and there wasdanger of her making another attack on the Union fleet. She. William B. Gushing.
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