A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . box on a raft. By vigorous efforts the new vessel was completed intime to meet the Merrimac before more destruction couldbe done. The Monitor, as she was named, steamed intoHampton Roads during the night of March 8, and wasready to meet the Merrimac at the dawn of the next day. The Battle of the Ironclads.—Early in the followingday the Merrimac steamed toward the Minnesota, one ofthe wooden fleet. Suddenly she found the Monitor in herway, hurling at her such balls as a naval vessel had neverbefore sent. The Monitors t
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . box on a raft. By vigorous efforts the new vessel was completed intime to meet the Merrimac before more destruction couldbe done. The Monitor, as she was named, steamed intoHampton Roads during the night of March 8, and wasready to meet the Merrimac at the dawn of the next day. The Battle of the Ironclads.—Early in the followingday the Merrimac steamed toward the Minnesota, one ofthe wooden fleet. Suddenly she found the Monitor in herway, hurling at her such balls as a naval vessel had neverbefore sent. The Monitors two guns were of enormous As the Cumberland went down the crew continued to work herguns until she vanished beneath the water. Her flag was not struck,but continued to float from the mast-head after she had gone down. 332 THE CIVIL WAR. size, while the balls of the Merrimac glanced harmlesslyfrom her deck. For four hours that new and strange naval duel went after time the Merrimac sought to sink the Monitorwitii her iron beak, but her dwarf-like antagonist glided. *m^i Battie of the Monitor and Merrimac. away unharmed. Her broadsides were of as little use,while the huge balls of the Monitor continued to batter hersides with terrible blows. In the end the Merrimac withdrew, baffled though notdisabled, and made her way back into Norfolk never left it again. Repairs were necessary, andbefore they were completed the Confederates abandonedNorfolk and destroyed their powerful iron-clad one battle changed the conditions of naval warfarethroughout the world. With it the day of the wooden war-vessel came to an end. THE WAR IN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE. 363 4. THE WAR IN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE. Results of the War in 1861,—During the first year ofthe Civil War there had been no well-defined plan. Themost important engagement hadbeen won by the Confederate forces,yet the advantage lay with theNorth, Mis-souri hadbeen saved
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