. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . sland, we took the southchannel and headed for Newjiort Xews. At anchor at this time off FortMonroe were the frigates Miinicsnfa, IxodnoJcr, and St. Lainoicc, and severalgui 1-1 Mints. The first two Avere sister ships of the Vin/iiiia before the war;the last was a sailing frigate of fifty gmis. Off Newport News, seven milesabove, which was strongly fortified and held by a large Federal gan-isou,were anchored the frigate Conf/ir.^s, 50 guns, and the sloop (\(nihnlai>fi,
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . sland, we took the southchannel and headed for Newjiort Xews. At anchor at this time off FortMonroe were the frigates Miinicsnfa, IxodnoJcr, and St. Lainoicc, and severalgui 1-1 Mints. The first two Avere sister ships of the Vin/iiiia before the war;the last was a sailing frigate of fifty gmis. Off Newport News, seven milesabove, which was strongly fortified and held by a large Federal gan-isou,were anchored the frigate Conf/ir.^s, 50 guns, and the sloop (\(nihnlai>fi, day was calm, and the last two ships were s^vinging lazily by their anchors.[The tide was at its height about 1: 40 r. si.] Boats were hanging to thelower booms, washed clothes in the rigging. Nothing indicated that we wereexpected; but when we came within three-cpiaiters of a mile, the Ijoats weredroiijied astern, booms got alongside, and the Ciiiiihrrlantl opened with heri\eavy pivots, fnllowcd li\- llic ro»|/; tlie gun-boats, and the shore batteries. LIEUTENANT CAIESBT AP K. A FKANIiLIN BUCHANAN, ADMIRAL, C. S. N. .JOSIAH TATTNALL, COMMODORE, C. S. N. COMMANBEBS OF THE VIRGINIA (OR MEKRIMAC). FROM A PHOTOGRAPH. 697 698 THE FIRST FIGHT OF IRON-CLJDS.
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