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.]
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