HUGE LOT CIVIL WAR CLIPS MARCH 1862 MERRIMAC MONITOR CUMBERLAND BURNSIDE & MORE

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This listing is for a HUGE lot of civil war newspaper clippings dated March 9 - 13, 1862. Most of these have to do with the Merrimac and Monitor incident as well as the Cumberland, but there are other stories as well. Because of the number of clippings and the way they are organized, I couldn't easily get pictures of them in detail without mixing up the organization. But I will describe in detail as many of them as possible here:
-The naval battle between the Merrimac and the Monitor; Merrimac sinks the Cumberland; timely arrival of the Ericsson Battery; advance of Gen. Hooker's division on the Potomac;
-Expression of hope that the Monitor will be supplied with all the wrought iron balls needed by her cannons.  Even though she took a few hundred to sea with her, they cannot last long and without them her guns are useless (this is the tiny clipping);
-Another article describing the Merrimac and Monitor battle and discussion of lessons to be drawn from it.
-Tiny clipping describing a meeting on how to defend NY against the Merrimac, which was believed to be on its way to Fort Hamilton;
-The Ericcsson Battery "Monitor" - awesome clipping that has an engraved print of the Monitor, and a detailed description of its measurements and other specifications;
-The New Tax Bill; The Cruise of the Merrimac ("one of the most destructive in the history of naval warfare."
- The Union Vessels Lost - detailed descriptions of The Cumberland and The Congress;
-General McClellan - his actions in Virginia;
-Burnside moving on Suffolk, VA; steamtug Pendulum sunk; arrest of a number of Union men, "principally Germans."; Merrimac "was lying near the Navy Yard yesterday morning, with her flags flying and a crew on board.  She draws twenty-three feet of water, and was described to me as looking like the roof of a sunken house, with a smoke stack protruding from the water.";
-Dispatches from Flag Officer Goldsborough about the Naval Force in the Waters of North Carolina; rumored retreat of the rebels from Centreville and Manassas; the engagement on the Tennessee; the evacuation  of Centreville and Winchester confirmed; elections in Hardin and McNary counties in south Tennessee; the Monitor and the Merrimac; Representative Conway of Kansas appointed to the Naval Academy; report from General Wool - Merrimac has not made an appearance since yesterday.  Chief Engineer of the Monitor says that three balls from that vessel passed through the Merrimac.  The Monitor suffered very little, although she was struck 23 times;
-The great Rebel Army of VA falling back; long article about the battle of the Merrimac and the Monitor titled, "Our Sea Late Sea Fight -- a Narrow Escape -- Secretary Welles Tried and Found Wanting."; After a three day battle in Sugar Creek, AR, General Curtis won complete victory over rebel leaders Van Dorn, McCulloch, Price and McIntosh; evacuation of Centreville and Winchester; rumored retreat from Manassas; the Raising of the Potomac Blockade;
-News from Fortress Monroe - Operations of the Union Iron-Clad Steamers; rebel steamers Jamestown and Yorktown (also ironclad) attack and sing Cumberland and burned the Congress.  Description of the "spirited naval engagement" that followed; Merrimac and Monitor; the occupation of Leesburg by a detachment from the column of General Banks.  "Leesburg was the object of that lamentable blunder of Ball's Bluff ..."; Bowling Green and Columbus; destruction of cotton and tobacco; the way Fort Donelson was surrendered;
-The iron-clad gunboat Monitor, or Erricsson Battery (full and detailed description of it and  a list of her officers).
-Meeting of the NY Chamber of Commerce:  for the purpose of considering the harbor defenses of NY; Captain Ericcson, inventor of the Monitor, gives his views about the Monitor incident in extreme detail; letter of Chief Engineer Stimers; Mayor Opdyke is present and participates in the discussion.
-Money Market news for March 12:  describes "considerable excitement in the street" from rumors that some mines at Manassas had blown up 60,000 federal troops and that Burnside had been "swallowed by the Confederate troops before breakfast."  The rumor affected the tone of the market.
-Is Burnside in Danger?:  Discusses movements of Burnside's forces.
-The Merrimac may seek to get to NY by way of Montauk and Long Island Sound.  It is currently lying disabled at Craney Island.  If the Monitor is able ti  sink the Merrimac as Ericsson says, why should the Merrimac be allowed to repair her damages and perhaps escape?  Why doesn't the Monitor immediately approach and sink her?
-The Merrimac Fright:  dispatch from General McClennan to the commanding officer Col. Gates at Fort Trumbull regarding the fact that Merrimac has destroyed two frigates near Fort Monroe before retiring to Craney Island; Fort Trumbull "presented a lively appearance" for a short time afterwards.  Boston was also "considerably disturbed" about the news of the Merrimac.
-Small article about the iron plating for the new frigate being built at Philadephia; much detail about the plating; research shows that this article must be talking about New Ironsides.  USS New Ironsides, a 4120-ton broadside ironclad, was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The last, and largest, of the initial group of three "salt-water" armored warships begun in 1861 to meet the needs of the Civil War. She was commissioned in August 1862, and joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron in January 1863. For the next year, she participated in the blockade of Charleston, and attacks on the city's Confederate fortifications. New Ironsides's broadside battery of eight heavy guns, coupled with her iron protection, made her a uniquely valuable ship for bombardment purposes.
Article also states that two men from Philadelphia are now in Washington to present to the government "a new projectile, said to be capable of penetrating the heaviest plates yet made.  If it possesses the merit claimed for it, the plating on the iron-clad vessels will be of comparatively little use."
-The Exploit of the Monitor, a Scientific Comment:  discussion of the encounter of the Merrimac and the Monitor; "For the first time, iron-clad vessels have met in battle, and the engagement between the Merrimac and the Monitor has given us all we practically know of this new and terrible enginery of war."
-The President, Commanding in Chief;
-The Starving Out of the Rebellion;
-The Proposed Stone Blockade of New York Harbor;
-Thrilling eye-witness account by a correspondent who watched the Merrimac attack and sink The Cumberland, and then attack The Congress; mentions a few names of the known wounded and dead.
-Description by the Surgeon of The Congress regarding the attack by the Merrimac;
-Letter from one of the Crew of the Cumberland describing the attack by the Merrimac and a list of names of those killed.
-Heroism of the Officers and Men of the Lost Ship Cumberland
-The British Government on the Blocade - The Effectiveness of the Blockade Acknowledged by Earl Russell; The London Times on the Capture of Fort Henry;
-Prince Napoleon recently ended a letter with the expression, "make an end of slavery."  "Finish with this twaddle about slavery, and let it alone." He and other foreigners friendly to America see very clearly that we can have no permanent peace while slavery exists on this continent;
-The Battle of Roanoke - Comment of English Papers;
-Dispatch from Lord Lyons to Earl Russel "respecting the obstruction of the southern harbors has just been laid before Parliament."  Letter of the Confederate Envoy R. M. Mason submitted to Parlaiment, printed in its entirety;
-Apprehensions about the Merrimac; "While we do not share the apprehension that the Merrimac will attempt a sea voyage, even if she escapes the guns at Fortress Monroe and the Monitor, it is the part of wisdon to prepare for possibilities."  Concerns that Merrimac may reach Philadelphia.  Why not armor plate the sloops of war Hartford, San Jacinto, Roanoke?  "We hope our government will not deceive themselves with the ide that the Monitor is sufficient to prevent the Merrimac going to sea, for she is not."
-The Stevens Battery, a Public Subscription Proposed - why does government refuse to finish the Stevens Battery?
-Mr. Seward on the Peace Policy of the United States - prints an entire letter from Mr. William H. Seward to Mr. Harper Twelirtrers.
If you are a collector of Civil War memorabilia, specifically the Merrimac, the Monitor, and the Cumberland, this is a must-have for your collection!
These clippings were removed from a veeery old scrapbook.  They are in delicate condition, but can still be handled without crumbling.  Some of the clippings had been cut apart to fit within the pages of the scrapbook.  They have been reassembled (much like a jigsaw puzzle) and held together on the back by archival-quality mending tissue.
This is NOT Scotch tape!
It contains no acid or lignin and will not cause discoloring or any other damage over time.  It should not be removed.
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