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The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 6. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier) 76 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 8 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: December 9, 1862., [Electronic resource] 8 0 Browse Search
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 5 1 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 4 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 4 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: August 20, 1862., [Electronic resource] 4 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 2 0 Browse Search
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 7. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier) 2 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: January 26, 1865., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: July 14, 1864., [Electronic resource], The loss of the Alabama. (search)
that she could be steered. She was then standing into shore. We then considered ourselves done for, as the Alabama was rapidly setting. I do not think our screw was damaged. The Kearsarge kept up a continuous fire on our port side, and we shifted over our guns to that side. Our men were then very fatigued and many disabled and wounded. We still fired as well as possible from the port side, though we knew the day was last. When the headsails were loosed the loader of our pivot gun, John Roberts, a young Welshman, while engaged in the work, had the lower part of his body cut open, which caused his entrails to protrude. With his entrails hanging out he walked towards his gun and fell dead on deck without uttering a word. Mr. Anderson, a midshipman, stationed in the after division, was knocked overboard, his leg, which was shot off, remaining on board. He was from Savannah, and was a son of Major Anderson. Capt. Semmes about the same time was wounded in the hand by a splint