. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . ofwater, but with her flags flying, and the men at the guns until the lastmoment. Her upper spars were out of water, and to these some of the crewclung until taken off by boats from the shore. Out of two hundred andninety men on board, one half were either killed or wounded. AMERICAN HEROISM. 665 The Merrimac next attacked the frigate Congress, then engaged with thetwo Confederate gunboats. The fight lasted half an hour, when the Congress
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . ofwater, but with her flags flying, and the men at the guns until the lastmoment. Her upper spars were out of water, and to these some of the crewclung until taken off by boats from the shore. Out of two hundred andninety men on board, one half were either killed or wounded. AMERICAN HEROISM. 665 The Merrimac next attacked the frigate Congress, then engaged with thetwo Confederate gunboats. The fight lasted half an hour, when the Congressstruck her colors, as she could make no impression on the ironclad Confederate gunboats took off the officers, and the crew were allowed toescape to the shore in boats. Night having come on, the Confederate gunboats retired under thecover of Sewalls Point ^^^^^^^^^ batteries. The frigate Min-nesota, on her way ,,^-:^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^!>^ ^^ ^^^ scene ofconflict, got ^^^^^^^^^^^^S^^v^ aground, andwas attacked ^^^W^^^^^^^^ :\mJ^r^^^ by the Mer-rimac be- .,^^^^^^f.^>^^^l^»,Mlf»i^ *^^ *^^*vessel J^^^r~^^>^^^^^r^^-:i^lMMlmmm^^ retired. Destruction of the Uxitep States Frigate Merrimac at the Gosport Navy Yard. to Sewalls Point. She defended herself bravely, and received but littledamage. During the night the sky was illuminated by the burning Congress, andat midnight her magazine, which had been set on fire by order of the Federalofficers, exploded. While despondency settled on many brows, and conjectures were rife asto where the Merrimac would direct her attention the next day, a gleam of 666 THE STORY OF hope arose. At eight oclock in the evening, a bright moving light was discov-ered seaward, coming from the direction of Cape Charles. It being known thatthe Monitor had left New York a few days previous, surmises were rife thatthis light might proceed from her deck. The best night telescopes were brought into requisition, and in less thanhalf an hour after it
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