. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . (Ll}t S\thnixl Naug Lying at the Gosport Navy-Yard at Norfolk. Virginia, weresome of the navys strongest, most formidable, and most his-toric ships—the steam frigate Mcrrimac, of forty guns, thatAvas soon to make the world ring with her name; the sloop-of-war Germantown, of twenty-two guns; the Plymouth, of thesame number, and the brig Dolphin. There were, besides, the old sailing vessels whose nameswere dear to the countrj^: to wit, the Pennsylvania, a hne-of-battle ship; the United States, Columbus, Delaware, Raritan,and Columbia

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. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . (Ll}t S\thnixl Naug Lying at the Gosport Navy-Yard at Norfolk. Virginia, weresome of the navys strongest, most formidable, and most his-toric ships—the steam frigate Mcrrimac, of forty guns, thatAvas soon to make the world ring with her name; the sloop-of-war Germantown, of twenty-two guns; the Plymouth, of thesame number, and the brig Dolphin. There were, besides, the old sailing vessels whose nameswere dear to the countrj^: to wit, the Pennsylvania, a hne-of-battle ship; the United States, Columbus, Delaware, Raritan,and Columbia. There Avas also on the stocks, and unfinished,a ship of the line, the Neiv Yorh. There is not time or space in this short preamble to enterinto the reasons for what happened, but through blundersand a feeling of panic, the fiat went forth that the navy-yard and all it contained should be destroyed. On the nightof April 20th, this order was carried into effect, and over twomillion of dollars A\orth of Federal property was destroyed,l)esides vast stores an

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