The powder monkey

By Carole R. Campbell

Subjects: Merrimack (Frigate), Naval operations, Hampton Roads, Battle of, Va., 1862, Fiction, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, History

Description: In the second year of the Civil War, Tad Lynch becomes trapped below deck on a Confederate warship and is pressed into service during a two day battle between the Merrimack and three Union ships.