. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . The Merrimac Transformed Into the Virginia. subsequently to General Wool. It was at once determined by these officersto send the battery to Newport News, to protect that point, also to defendthe Minnesota. At seven a. m., the Merrimac steamed in the direction of the Minnesota,which was still aground. The Yorktown and Jamestown w^ere both crowded with troops, andsteamed slowly after the Merrimac. The plan of the latter seemed to lie todest
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . The Merrimac Transformed Into the Virginia. subsequently to General Wool. It was at once determined by these officersto send the battery to Newport News, to protect that point, also to defendthe Minnesota. At seven a. m., the Merrimac steamed in the direction of the Minnesota,which was still aground. The Yorktown and Jamestown w^ere both crowded with troops, andsteamed slowly after the Merrimac. The plan of the latter seemed to lie todestroy the Minnesota, then proceed to shell out the Union camp at NewportNews, and land and take possession of tlie camp with their own troops. The Merrimac steamed along with l)oldiiess until she was within threemiles of the Minnesota, when the Monitor emerged from behind the latter,and proceeded toward the enemy. At first the Confederate craft seemed. < Q z< o HZO UJ I AMERICAN HEROISM. 669 nonplussed, and hesitated, no doubt, in wonderment at the queer-lookingmachine approaching her; but she closed the distance between her and theMonitor, until they were within a mile of each other. Both vessels stopped. The Merrimac fired a shot at the Minnesota, to which no reply was Confederate craft then fired at the Monitor, the latter replying, hitting themark near the waterline. The Merrimac then commenced hring very rapidly,first from her stern, and then her broadside guns, occasionally sending a shotat the Minnesota. The battle continued in this manner for an hour or two. both vesselsexchanging shots pretty freely. Sometimes the Merrimac would retire,followed by the Monitor, and vice versa. At a quarter past ten oclock, the Merrimac and Monitor had come intopretty close quarters, the former giving the latter two broadsides in rapidsuccession. They were promptly replied to by the Monitor. The firing wasso brisk that both ves
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