393. CONFEDERATE NEWSPAPER REPORTS ON MONITOR VS. MERRIMAC A very rare account of the battle of Hampton Roads as reported in the Daily Columbus [Georgia] Enquirer, March 11, 1862 4pp. Folio. The story appears on the second page, entitled "Progress and Events of THE WAR...Richmond 10th...the Virginia sunk the Cumberland...the Virginia...struck the Cumberland with the Ram...a number of the Yankees drowned...the Yankees fired on us with Minnie muskets...the enemy's loss in killed and wounded is very great. Our...loss 9 killed and 12 wounded...the Ericsson engaged the Virginia at 30 or 40 yards...the Virginia ran into the Ericsson with her prow, and the latter fled...out of 500 Yanks on board the Cumberland, only about 100 escaped...". Much more interesting content including capture of Yankee cannon, the battle of Cedar Keys, arrest of 'Union men' in Richmond, organizing cavalry companies for the war and military goods advertised. Negligible damp stains with slight paper loss at folds, else very good. $200-300