[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1861-1865: Seminar and Discussion Forum
The American Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

First session: November 21, 2015. Last date to add: May 2025.
Reading: Self-assigned. Recommendations made and welcomed.

Posting history, in reverse order

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Link to previous New York Times thread

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[Conan the Librarian]

I guess this was before they announced that Lincoln was involved in the capture of Norfolk.

He couldn’t believe that no officer had already taken the town.

[Paal Gulli]

GLORIOUS NEWS: Norfolk and Portsmouth Captured Without a Battle; THE MERRIMAC BLOWN UP (5/12/1862)

#1, the correct spelling is Merrimack,

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#2, it wasn't the Merrimac (sic), it was the CSS Virginia,

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#3, she was scuttled, not "BLOWN UP" by enemy action.