. 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 . e promoted to acting masters mate. It was on the 18th of April. lS6-t, that the Albemarle proved her metal,and succeeded in doing no slight amount of damage. The steamers, Miami and Southfield. lashed together, were assaulting afort near Plymouth, when, at three oclock on the morning of the Pith, the A. H—40 700 THE STORY OF ram appeared. She steamed down within shadow of the trees until nearlyopposite tlie two steamers, and then, running
. 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 . e promoted to acting masters mate. It was on the 18th of April. lS6-t, that the Albemarle proved her metal,and succeeded in doing no slight amount of damage. The steamers, Miami and Southfield. lashed together, were assaulting afort near Plymouth, when, at three oclock on the morning of the Pith, the A. H—40 700 THE STORY OF ram appeared. She steamed down within shadow of the trees until nearlyopposite tlie two steamers, and then, running oliliquelj across, struck theSouthfield on the starboard bow, crushing it in completely and sinking herbefore her crew could scramble aboard the Miami. The two Federal vessels had been throwing shells into the fort, and herguns were still loaded with such missiles. So sudden and unexpected was theapproach of the Albemarle that there was no time to draw the charge, and Lieutenant Commanding C. W. Fluss-ing of the Miami hred the first shell,a fragment of which, rebounding fromthe iron sides of the ram, pierced hishead and chest killing him The Rebound op the Shell. An attempt was made by theram to strike the Miami, who was afast side-wheeler, but she succeededin preventing the attack, and re-treated to Albemarle Sound. The ram Albemarle, whose speedwas hardly more than four knots anhour, then returned to Plymouth, and retained undisputed control of theRoanoke until May. when the Union forces, under command of CaptainMelancthon Smith, on the 5th of May, attempted to destroy this formidableenemy. In the Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion, the following account,given by one who was on board the Sassacus, is the best description of this
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