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1. Ten Minutes 2. Musquitoes 3. Bennett Wells 4. Gideon Wells, Secretary of the Navy 5. Southerners or "Rebels," who had seceded from the Union 6. No 7. Two hours 8. The stores were all closed 9. Selfridge 10. U.S. Frigate "Cumberland" 11. "to not allow any profane swearing" 12. for not getting his hammock early enough 13. 1 51/2 hours 14. 101/2 a.m. 15. free time ashore 16. 5 a.m. 17. "the decks are scrubbed and the guns cleaned" 18. in hammocks 19. He gave the CAIRO three days to leave the country. 20. Yes 21. Three minutes 22. Seven minutes 23. A Torpedo struck the CAIRO 24. The Port bow gun was dismounted 25. "to prevent her sinking in deep water" George Yost Diary materials used with the
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