Naval Actions and History, 1799-1898

action Admiral American ammunition anchor Apia armor army arrived attack batteries battle beach blockade boat British broadside Captain capture carried channel Charleston coast command Commodore Confederate crew Cumberland Dahlgren deck duty enemy enemy's England English Farragut feet fight fire flag fleet force Fort Gaines Fort Monroe Fort Morgan Fort Powell frigate gale gallant German gunboats guns Hampton Roads harbor heavy hundred Hurrah iron-clads Ironsides Island landing party later Lieutenant March ment Merrimac miles Mobile Bay Monitor morning Morris Island Moultrie naval Navy Yard never night Nipsic Norfolk officers Old Navy ordnance Parrott rifles passed pilot port Porter rebels reef rifle River sailed sailors Samoa seamen and marines sent shell ship shore shot side signal Slemmer soon Southern squadron starboard steam steamer stern Sullivan's Island Sumter surrender tion torpedo Trenton Vandalia vessels Weehawken wounded