James Thomas Brady reminiscences, 1907.

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James Thomas Brady reminiscences, 1907.

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Typescript of James Thomas Brady's article "Naval Reminiscences: An Ex-Confederate's Account of the Monitor and Merrimac Battle," published in the Kosse, Tex., CYCLONE (May 23, 1907). Brady gives an account of his service in the Confederate navy aboard the gunboat Lady Davis, the Merrimac in 1862 and its battle with the Monitor, and his subsequent service along the Atlantic coast. Brady's obituary and family photograph accompany the article.

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