Confederate Correspondence, Orders, And Returns Relating To Operations In West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, And New Mexico

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
Mobile, Ala., August 24, 1863.

 [General JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON :]

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The submarine boat sent to Charleston found that there was not water enough under the Ironsides for her to pass below her keel; therefore, they decided to affix a spike to the bow of the boat, to drive the spike into the Ironsides, then to back out, and by a string to explode the torpedo which was to be attached to the spike.

 [DABNEY H. MAURY.]

 
The war of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies; Series 1 - Volume 26 (Part II), 1889, U.S. Government Printing Office

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