The Story of the Monitor by Cornelius S. Bushnell

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;The tale of the display screen КНИГИ ;ВОЕННАЯ ИСТОРИЯ Название: the tale of the computer screen Автор: Cornelius S. Bushnell Издательство: nationwide Memorial organization. New Haven. Conn. Год: 1899 Язык: EnglishСтраниц: sixty four Формат: PDF Размер: 3.6mb so long as the background of the us shall undergo, the exciting tale of the conflict of March nine, 1862, among the "Monitor "and " Merrimac" will keep its fascination.The humans of this state and the countries of the area haven't particularly recognized the total tale and the true spirit or strength to which we're prima¬rily indebted for urging the development of this preliminary after which invincible vessel whose first come across marked an epoch within the improvement of arma¬ments afloat and ashore. And even if thirty-seven years have handed in view that that memorable conflict, and articles innumerable in books arid maga¬zines have seemed at times in regard to the construction of this primary kind of glossy struggle vessel, it has remained until eventually today to bring together and current herewith a few details heretofore unpublished in complete, in an effort to express that it used to be throughout the efforts of 1 guy mainly that the paintings was once accomplished…. Depositfiles TurbobitLetitbit zero

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I'l L'imifanif. '^t^^^^ Cup/. Waii DErAUTMKNT. Mny 2, ISfil Majui; Jamls \V. Nye; Sir In reply to jjour idler of the 2~lh of April, slating that, in conscfjitcnce of the arrival of lariji ntiml/era of he pivwtea^ pleased^ troops in ihis eil'/^ the emergency hm ceased jvhich called the battalion commanded ht/ you into service, and that yo,i woulu wt IbcrcforCj io have authority to disband the battalion^ and hzvc an honorable dkeharyc from service. Concurring fully wUhyou, Ireadil/j grant the authority ac of its eyistencc.

Hill. It will be observed that the place in above sub-contract is vacant where Mr. Bushnell's signature should appear. He was a very busy man at this period and doubtless could not be present when this sub-contract was executed with the builder, for it is observed that his name appears in the text of the contract as one of the parties of the second part. 36 THE U. S. S. SAMUEL "GALENA. H. POOK, Naval Constructor. In the foregoing several statements of Mr. Bnshnell it is observed that he refers to a bond exacted by the Government as surety for money advanced in the building of the Monitor.

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