JUNE 1, 1864: Rear Admiral Dahlgren wrote in his diary off Charleston: "of the seven monitors left, two are here out of order and the Passaic no better. The Rebels have four; wonder if they'll come out and try their luck."
The USS Exchange, a 210-ton wooden paddle-wheeler got into a hot engagement with two Confederate batteries on the Mississippi River bear Columbia, Arkansas and received serious damage.
--Old B-Runner
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