. . . called the “Monitor.”
She went to sea on Thursday, for some unknown destination. Mr. Ericsson is on board, and desires to test
the invulnerability of his ship by engaging the strongest battery of the enemy
which can be got at. The “Monitor”
carries only two 11-inch columbiads.
Lieut. Worden, who commands the battery, is an officer of great
experience and tried courage, and the sailors and gunners are said to be picked
men. {Nat. Intel.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, March 8, 1862, p. 2
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