. Young folk's history of the war for the union . r plates dam-aged, her smoke andsteam pipes riddled, andher anchor and flag-staffsshot away. Two of herguns also had their muz-zles shot off. The Moni-tor returned to FortressMonroe and remainedthere on the watch forher rival, but the Merri-mack did not see fit to try her mettle again. The Minnesotawas lightened and put afloat again during the following night,to the delight of her captain and crew, who had fought her sonobly and under such trying circumstances. Honors were showered on Ericsson, the inventor, and onWorden, the commander of the M
. Young folk's history of the war for the union . r plates dam-aged, her smoke andsteam pipes riddled, andher anchor and flag-staffsshot away. Two of herguns also had their muz-zles shot off. The Moni-tor returned to FortressMonroe and remainedthere on the watch forher rival, but the Merri-mack did not see fit to try her mettle again. The Minnesotawas lightened and put afloat again during the following night,to the delight of her captain and crew, who had fought her sonobly and under such trying circumstances. Honors were showered on Ericsson, the inventor, and onWorden, the commander of the Monitor, for all felt that tothem were due our deliverance from great peril. Chief EngineerStimers, who was on the Monitor during the battle, wrote toCaptain Ericsson as follows: I congratulate you on your greatsuccess. Thousands have this day blessed you. I have heardwhole crews cheer you. Every man feels that you have savedthis place to the nation by furnishing us with the means towhip an iron-clad frigate that was, until our arrival, having it. John L. Worden. 1862.] JOES DEAD. 239 all her own way with our most powerful vessels. But theMonitor did far more than save a few ships and a fortress—itsettled the question of naval power in favor of the Union andtaught the nations of the Old World who wished to see ourcountry divided that it would be dangerous for them to inter-fere in the quarrel. The government, which had built theMonitor on trial, recognized her great value and at once beganto construct other vessels of the same model, and by the nextyear the United States had a fleet of iron ships afloat able todefend their coasts against the navies of all the rest of theworld. Lieutenant Worden was so shocked by the concussion of theshot which had so nearly blinded him that he was insensible forsome time. When he came to himself, his first question was,Have I saved the Minnesota? Yes, was the reply, and whipped the Merrimack. Then I dont care what becomes of me, he answered. M
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