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30 April 1862: “I hear that hot water pipes are arranged so as to scald the assailants when they may dare to set foot on her.”

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Item description: Letter, dated 30 April 1862, from Assistant Inspector of Ordnance H.A. Wise, U.S. Navy, to Lieutenant O.C. Badger, responding to Badger’s suggestions regarding the use of “liquid fire.” Item citation: Official records of the Union and Confederate Navies … Continue reading →

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