JUNE 15TH, 1861: Major General Robert E. Lee wrote Virginia Governor John Fletcher regarding preparations for the defense of the state: "The frigate United States has been prepared for a school ship, provided with a deck battery of nineteen guns, 32-pounders and 9-inch Columbiads, for harbor defense.
"The frigate Merrimack has been raised and is in drydock, and arrangements are made for raising the Germantown and Plymouth."
--Old B-Runner
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