Fort Darling: Difference between revisions

For 3 hours and 20 minutes the battle ensued. The fire from Fort Darling high on the bluff and the battery on the riverside made it too dangerous for the 3 wooden ships to advance, the ironclad Monitor and Galena advanced on the defenders. However the Monitor's guns could not elevate enough to hit the fort. In the end Galena stood alone, but afterAfter 18 hits pierced herGalena's armor and caused fires to start, the attack was called off and Rodgers turned around. It became known as the [[Battle of Drewry's Bluff]].<ref name="government" />