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Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880-
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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PATRIOT P08. CO, THE CHEESE BOX THAT MADE HISTORYAS IT APPEARED FOUR MONTHS LATER In this remarkal)le view of the Monitors turret, taken in July, 18(!2, is seen as clearly as on the dayafter the great battle the effect of the Confederate fire upon Ericssons novel craft. As the two vessels <ap-proaclied each other about half-past eight on that immortal Sunday morning, the men within the turretwaited anxiously for the first shot of their antagonist. It soon came from her bow gun and went wide of themark. The Virginia no longer had the broadside of a wooden ship at which to aim. Not until theMonitor was alongside the big ironclad at close range came the order Begin firing to the men in thecheese box. Then the gun-ports of the turret were triced back, and it began to revolve for the first timein battle. As soon as the guns were brought to bear, two 11-inch solid shot struck the Virginias armor;almost immediately she replied with her l^roadside, and Lieutenant Greene and his gunners lis

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