Address on the Cumberland Prepared by Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr.
1861 - 1865
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This 1885 speech by Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr. recollects the March 8, 1862 battle between the U.S. Frigate Cumberland and CSS Virginia in Hampton Roads, Virginia. At the time of the battle, Selfridge was a lieutenant who commanded one of the ship's gun divisions. For
more information on the sinking of the USS Cumberland see the National Archives online exhibit
Eyewitness.
This primary source comes from the Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library.
National Archives Identifier:
785573Full Citation: Address on the Cumberland Prepared by Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr.; 1861 - 1865; Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, Record Group 45. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/address-on-the-cumberland-prepared-by-rear-admiral-thomas-o-selfridge-jr, May 2, 2024]