Cornelius E. Hunt
(Of “The Shenandoah”)
The “Shenandoah” furls the last Confederate battle flag, 1865
November Seventh
A very shy fellow was dusky Sam,
As slow of speech as the typical clam.
He couldn’t make love to his Angeline
Though his love grew like the Great Gourd Vine;
So he brought the telephone to his aid
To assist in wooing the chosen maid:
“Miss Angeline? Dat you?” called he.
“Yas.—Dis Angeline—Dis me—”
“I—des wanter say—dat I does—love you—
Miss Angeline—does you love me, too—?”
“Why—yas—Of course I loves my beau—
Say what’s de reason you wants to know?”
“Miss—hold de wire—Will you marry me? True—?”
“Yas. Course I will——Say. Who is you?”
Martha Young
November Eighth
History will record the events attending this capture as a most extraordinary lapse in the career of a civilized nation—an instance where statesmen and Jurisconsults betrayed their country to administer to the passions of a mob. Edward Everett ... wrote for the newspapers, vindicating on principles of public law, the act of Captain Wilkes.
James M. Mason
The English Royal Mail steamer “Trent” held up by the Federal war-ship “San Jacinto” and the Confederate commissioners, Mason and Slidell, arrested, 1861