From 1861-1865, the American Civil War raged at sea as well as on land and saw the use of numerous technological innovations, chief among them the ironclad warship.... Læs mere
"The makeshift CSS Arkansas, completed by Lt. Isaac Newton Brown and manned by a mixed crew of volunteers, gave the South a surge of confidence... Læs mere
Once the Union Army gained control of the upper rivers of the Mississippi Valley during 1862, slow and heavy... Læs mere
Well known in his time though now forgotten, Joseph Brown is a quintessential representative of mid-19th Century... Læs mere
The first published comprehensive survey of naval action on the Mississippi River and her tributaries in the years 1863 to 1865. Following... Læs mere
This is the first published biography of Lieutenant Commander Le Roy Fitch, US Navy. Fitch saw action on the Ohio, Tennessee and... Læs mere
The USS Carondelet had a ship design and was the most active of all the Union's Civil War river ironclads. From Fort Henry through the siege of Vicksburg and from the Red River... Læs mere
With a unique prewar history as a snagboat and James B. Eads’ noted catamaran salvage vessel, the Benton survived a tumultuous government... Læs mere