. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . r,had been waiting since daylight some ten miles above NewportNews at Days Point, for the jSLcrriinacs appearance, for Com-mander Tucker had been informed that she would try conclu-sions on the 8th. The Patrick Henri/, Teaser, and Ja?nestown,under command of Commander Tucker, Lieutenants Webband Barney, came steaming down past the shore batteries, andthe Congress, stranded and able to use but a very small pro-j^ortion of her guns, found herself under the concentrated fireof five vessels in addition to the heavy guns of the Mer7i7na
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . r,had been waiting since daylight some ten miles above NewportNews at Days Point, for the jSLcrriinacs appearance, for Com-mander Tucker had been informed that she would try conclu-sions on the 8th. The Patrick Henri/, Teaser, and Ja?nestown,under command of Commander Tucker, Lieutenants Webband Barney, came steaming down past the shore batteries, andthe Congress, stranded and able to use but a very small pro-j^ortion of her guns, found herself under the concentrated fireof five vessels in addition to the heavy guns of the Mer7i7nac. JNIany were the side-stories of this day. The brave oldCumberlands cajjtain. Commander William Radford, was notwith his ship when the attack M^as made, and it was LieutenantGeorge U. INIorris who managed and fought her so the Congress a strange condition of affairs existed. Com-mander William B. Smith had just been relieved of the com-mand but was still on board. Lieutenant Joseph B. Smithhad been appointed to take command of her. Lieutenant (a. THE FIRST FIGHTERS OF THE TURRET—THEIR TOUCHING LETTER In this picture of the Monitors crew taken in July, 1862, are seen the faces of old sailors from the famous old sailing frigate Sabine,mingled with those of young recruits from the receiving ship North Carolina. As volunteers these brave fellows had manned the newfighting machine that was to revolutionize the Federal navy. They had weathered the perilous voyage from New York to HamptonRoads in constant danger of foundering. With no rest from the anxiety and exliaustion of that voyage, they had fought the greatestnaval battle of modern times under conditions that might well make the stoutest heart quail. Here in a brief respite they have escapedfrom their murky quarters below deck and are playing checkers and idling about in the sunshine. There were to be but few moreglimpses of the sun for some of them, for on December 31st the Monitor met the fate which had threaten
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