Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . is triumph. The officersand crews met with the customary acknowledgements, and the countrygenerally placed the victory by the side of that of Lake Erie. In thenavy, which is better qualified to enter into just estimates of force, andall the other circumstances that enhance the merits of nautical exploits,the battle of Plattsburg Bay is justly ranked among the very highest ofits claims to glory. The consequences of this victory were immediate and the action, Sir George Prevost had skirmished sharply in frontof the Ame
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . is triumph. The officersand crews met with the customary acknowledgements, and the countrygenerally placed the victory by the side of that of Lake Erie. In thenavy, which is better qualified to enter into just estimates of force, andall the other circumstances that enhance the merits of nautical exploits,the battle of Plattsburg Bay is justly ranked among the very highest ofits claims to glory. The consequences of this victory were immediate and the action, Sir George Prevost had skirmished sharply in frontof the American works, and was busy in making demonstrations for amore serious attack. As soon, however, as the fate of the British squad-ron was ascertained, he made a precipitate and unmilitary retreat, aban-doning much of his heavy artillery, stores, and supplies, and from thatmoment to the end of the war, the northern frontier was cleared of theenemy. The gallant sailor who won the battle of Lake Champlain lives inhistorj- as Commodore MDonough. He died in CHAPTER IX. REAR ADMIRAL BUCHANAN AND LIEUTENANT WORDEN HEROES OF THE MERRIMAC AND MONITOR—FAMOUS NAVAL BATTLE—THE DAVID^ AND GOLIATH OF WARSHIPS—COOL BRAVERY OF COM-MANDERS—FIGHT THAT REVOLUTIONIZED NAVAL WARFARE. In tracing tlie history of the great western campaign of our CivilWar, in 1862, it will be noticed that an important part was played bygunboats on the Tennessee and Ohio rivers. It was naturallj^ to beexpected that war vessels, suitably constructed, would pla}- an equallyimportant part in the bays and rivers more to the east, and whichconnect themselves with the waters of the Atlantic. One of the great events of the early part of 1862 wag the appaar-ance in Hampton Roads of the powerful iron-clad man-of-war Merrira;ic,which had been reconstructed by the Confederate Governmsnt and namedVirginia. When the Norfolk Navy Yard was abandoned by theNationals, this vessel was scuttled and sunk. In her original form
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