. The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union . e felt the frigate slowly settling beneath our feet, but not aman dreamed of forsaking his gun, but steadily poured fire intothe Merrimac. We were willing to die, rather than surrender,and even though the breath came quick and hard, and we mayhave quailed a little as we looked at our watery grave, yet wewaited calmly to hear our leaders orders, while the enemy wasdealing us terrible blows with shot and shell. I felt a sharp pang, a numbness fol- GE°aGwound VES lowed The
. The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union . e felt the frigate slowly settling beneath our feet, but not aman dreamed of forsaking his gun, but steadily poured fire intothe Merrimac. We were willing to die, rather than surrender,and even though the breath came quick and hard, and we mayhave quailed a little as we looked at our watery grave, yet wewaited calmly to hear our leaders orders, while the enemy wasdealing us terrible blows with shot and shell. I felt a sharp pang, a numbness fol- GE°aGwound VES lowed The whole world was growing black> and for a second I thought the night had sud-denly settled over us, and I knew no more, until one day I wokeup in hospital, and found my right arm and shoulder had parted ANOTHER SEA EIGHT. 175 company. A messmate told me what happened after I fell tothe deek. Oar brave commander would not surrender; thewater rose steadily, or, rather, the Cumberland sank steadily,until the waves washed across her gun deck, when the crewsprang overboard, and the ships boats carried them ashore. mm- ;H. P;CKETS EXAMINING PASSES. Tom said it was a sickening sight—they had done us great havoc,but all of our wounded who could be dragged into the boatswere saved, myself among the number. Tom said it was agloomy sight when the trusty frigate keeled over, and sank tothe bottom, but she went down game, for her top-masts stoodabove the water, with her flag flapping in the face of the Merri-mac and her commander. George paused. A sparkle was in his GEORGE describes 1 u 1 U A 11 4. W THE MONITOR. eyes, and he laughed aloud at his own idea. He continued: But I had my revenge when I heardabout the Monitor giving it to the Merrimac. You knowEricsson invented that queer boat. Its a curious affair. Younever saw it? It looks for all the world like a big cheese box,with a round chimney or turret on it. This turret carries two 176 RALPH WISHES TO GO BACK. monstrous guns, and i
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