The Civil War Navy and Marine Forum on Yahoo had a notice about the battle between the Virginia and Cumberland preceding the USS Monitor-CSS Virginia battle. These were taken from military telegraph postings as the battle unfolded.
The messages were from George Cowlam who was observing the fight.
"She is steering straight for the Cumberland.-- The Cumberland gives her a broadside-- She keels over, seems to be sinking--No, she comes on again-- She has struck the Cumberland and pored a broadside into her, God!-- The Cumberland is sinking-- The Cumberland has fired her last broadside."
From "The Military Telegraph During the Civil War."
The News as It happens. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
