One thing ive never understood is the monitors were closest to the fort and the lashed together wooden ships tobthe west. Also i understood the confederate fleey was due north of the fort thus east of the monitors. Yet somehow the tecumseh in trying to get at the tennesse somehow went west of the wooden ships to reach the minefield ???. Further what side of the monitor did the mine explode on? Lastly should not have the wooden ships been in the 200 yard wide channel east of the mines and obstructions?
One thing ive never understood is the monitors were closest to the fort and the lashed together wooden ships tobthe west. Also i understood the confederate fleey was due north of the fort thus east of the monitors. Yet somehow the tecumseh in trying to get at the tennesse somehow went west of the wooden ships to reach the minefield ???. Further what side of the monitor did the mine explode on? Lastly should not have the wooden ships been in the 200 yard wide channel east of the mines and obstructions?