. The naval history of the Civil War . didFarragut and hisofficers on this oc-casion. The bat-tle was short and decisive ; and althoughthe Confederates claim that their vesselsfought desperately from 7 oclock until 10,the truth is that the last encounter betweenthe ram and the fleet only lasted from 10 oclock, one hour and ten and minutes fly fast when under fireand amid the excitement there were inci-dents enough in this battle to make timepass rapidly. After the Tennessee had surrendered,signal was made to the fleet to anchor. The■•Chickasaw, Lieutenant-Commander Geo.
. The naval history of the Civil War . didFarragut and hisofficers on this oc-casion. The bat-tle was short and decisive ; and althoughthe Confederates claim that their vesselsfought desperately from 7 oclock until 10,the truth is that the last encounter betweenthe ram and the fleet only lasted from 10 oclock, one hour and ten and minutes fly fast when under fireand amid the excitement there were inci-dents enough in this battle to make timepass rapidly. After the Tennessee had surrendered,signal was made to the fleet to anchor. The■•Chickasaw, Lieutenant-Commander Perkins, took the disabled prize in tow andanchored her near the Hartford, whenCommander Johnston (formerly of the U. ), now in command of the Tennessee,went on board the flag-ship and surrenderedhis sword and that of Admiral surgeon of the Tennessee accompa-nied him and said that Buchanan had beenseverely wounded, and wished to knowwhat was to be done with him. It seemsfrom the statements then presented that. CONFEDERATE RAM TENNESSEE AFTER HER SURRENDER TO TJ. S SQUADRON, REAR-AD5URAL D. G. FARRAGUT, MOBILE BAY, AUGUST 5, 1864. 578 THE NAVAL HISTORY Buchanan during the engagement remainedstanding on the casemate of the Tennes-see until he was severely wounded in theleft leg, but he refused to surrender untilthe Tennessees steering apparatus wasdisabled and the ship so filled with smoke—from the loss of the smoke-stack—that hismen could hardly breathe or see. The only shot which penetrated the Ten-nessees armor was one from the 15-inchgun of the Manhattan, which knocked ahole in the iron plating, leaving an unde-tached mass of oak and pine splinters pro-jecting about two feet inside of the case-mate. She might have been fought longerif it had not been for the loss of her smoke-stack and the disarrangement of her steer-ing gear ; but these are contingencies towhich all ships are liable in action, and theyare probabilities that should always betaken
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