. History of the great rebellion, from its commencement to its close, giving an account of its origin, the secession of the southern states, and the formation of the Confederate government, the concentration of the military and financial resources of the federal government ... together with sketches of the lives of all the eminent statesmen and military and naval commanders, with a full and complete index. From official sources . e scene was greeted by the awful explosion of the magazines of theCongress, Avhose flames liad lighted the entrance of the Monitor intoChesai)e;ike Bay. Her singular
. History of the great rebellion, from its commencement to its close, giving an account of its origin, the secession of the southern states, and the formation of the Confederate government, the concentration of the military and financial resources of the federal government ... together with sketches of the lives of all the eminent statesmen and military and naval commanders, with a full and complete index. From official sources . e scene was greeted by the awful explosion of the magazines of theCongress, Avhose flames liad lighted the entrance of the Monitor intoChesai)e;ike Bay. Her singular and diminutive ai)])earance, which wasdescribed by the enemy as that of a cheese-box upon a plank, wasnot of a character to create much confidence in the minds of thosewho had witnessed the terrible efliciency of her gigantic rival on theprevious day, but she was at least a friend in the hour»of need. At six oclock on the morning of the 9th, the Merrimac was againseen coming round Craney Island, accompanied by the Yorktown andJamestown, and immediately she ran down for the Minnesota, stillaground, but prepared to receive the enemy. An eleven-inch shot en-tCred the Minnesota imder her counter, doing great damage. CaptainVan Brunt signalled the Monitor to attack the enemy, and that vesselimmediately closed in upon the Merrimac, delivering her fire at closequarters with great rapidity, and receiving in exchange whole broad-. COM DAVID D. PORTEIR HISTORY OF THE GEEAT EEBELLIOIS. 249 sides from the enemy with apparent indifference. She plied her shotwith great assiduity, seeking to drive them through the port-holes ofher gigantic enemy. This extraordinary encounter lasted some hours,presenting the strange spectacle of two vessels, thirty or forty yardsapait, armed with the most destructive weapons of modern warfare,pounding away at each other, without being able to inflict materialinjury. The shots, any one of which would have been fatal to thebest wooden ship afloat, rolled off fr
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