Leigh Ann's Civil War
“Roche came to dinner on March ninth, the day of the battle of the Yankee Monitor against our Merrimack, two ironclad gunboats in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Teddy had received word of the battle by telegraph, and after dinner he sent Jon down to the telegraph office for the results of the battle.
It was a draw.
I couldn't see why everyone was so worried about two boats, clad in iron, fighting each other. Our armies had taken so many losses lately, all over the place, and we had so many men killed.... It looked as if we were losing. My brothers went around grim-faced and sharp-tongued. I stayed out of their way and dared not sass them.
Viola, of course, was in a state of controlled hysteria. The last she'd heard, her Johnnie was with Van Dorn, the commander headed toward Arkansas and Pea Ridge. She'd had no letter yet saying if Johnnie was dead or alive.
Then our brave old Confederate Congress passed a measure saying that authorities should destroy cotton, tobacco, and other property before they fell into enemy hands.MoreLess
Teddy had received word of the battle by telegraph, and after dinner he sent Jon down to the telegraph office for the results of the battle.
It was a draw.
I couldn't see why everyone was so worried about two boats, clad in iron, fighting each other. Our armies had taken so many losses lately, all over the place, and we had so many men killed.... It looked as if we were losing. My brothers went around grim-faced and sharp-tongued. I stayed out of their way and dared not sass them.
Viola, of course, was in a state of controlled hysteria. The last she'd heard, her Johnnie was with Van Dorn, the commander headed toward Arkansas and Pea Ridge. She'd had no letter yet saying if Johnnie was dead or alive.
Then our brave old Confederate Congress passed a measure saying that authorities should destroy cotton, tobacco, and other property before they fell into enemy hands.MoreLess
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