. . . in her attack upon the Merrimac, fifty wrought iron shot of
one hundred and sixty-eight pounds each, which Capt. Ericsson believes would
have reached the vitals of the rebel monster had they been tried; but that they
were not tired because of an express interdict from the Ordnance Department.
– Published in The
Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, March 22, 1862, p.
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