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Identifier: americaencyclopa00newm (find matches)
Title: America: an encyclopaedia of its history and biography
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Newman, Stephen Morrell. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Chicago, Coburn & Cook publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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he 9th, the Merrimacreturned to finish her conquest. Shebore down upon the Minnesota, andpoured in a destructive broadside, whensuddenly an unexpected little antagonistdarted out to oppose the monster. Nowbegan the terrible- iron-clad duel. Theparticipants were so close together thatthe fiery tongues of the opposing gunswere interwoven. The Merrimac pouredforth masses of iron weighing two hun-dred pounds ; but these were smashedon the cheese-box, and fell back on thedeck of the Monitor like balls of softclay. However, the pilot-house of theMonitor was struck twice with such vio-lence by the projectiles from the Merri-mac that some cement was shivered,striking Capt. Worden in the face. Hewas blinded for several days, and at onetime his life was despaired of. TheMerrimac was struck two or three timesin the port-holes, by some well-aimedshots, and considerably disabled. Shethen turned her attention to the Minne-sota, which she fired by a few broad-sides. But the Monitor again interfered.
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1860-18G3.) and she drew ofT. The Monitor pur-sued some distance, when the Merriniacturned and tried to run her down withher iron prow, whicli grated liarshlyover the Monitors deck, giving theIVIerrimac the worst of the l^lovv. Afteranotlier desperate encounter, in whichthe heavy armor of the Merrimac waspierced, the Monitor retired a short dis-tance to draw up ammunition, when theMerrimac steamed ofT for Norfolk, withthe utmost respect for her devoted antag-onist, which returned to Fortress Mon-roe. This battle cannot be over-esti-mated. It gave the death - knell ofwooden war vessels, and brought a newera in the navy of the world. Had theMonitor failed to apjDcar, the Merrimacwould without doubt have capturedall the sea-board towns on theAtlantic coast to Newfoundland, andperhaps destroyed the entire UnitedStates navy. THE RESORT TO ARMS.lodjfe theiri 1862. March 10. The Immobilityof the Army of the Potomac createdsuch uneasiness at the North, thatPresident Lincoln found it necessary

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