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Tinclads in the Civil War: Union light-Draught Gunboat Operations on Western Waters, 1862-1865
Tinclads in the Civil War Union lightDraught Gunboat Operations on Western Waters 18621865
Author: Myron J. Smith
Once the Union Army gained control of the upper rivers of the Mississippi Valley during the first half of 1862, slow and heavy ironclads proved ineffective in patrolling the waters. Hastily outfitted steamboats were covered with thin armor and pressed into duty. These "tinclads" fought Confederate forces attacking from the riverbanks, provided c...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780786435791
ISBN-10: 0786435798
Publication Date: 11/30/2009
Pages: 431
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Publisher: McFarland
Book Type: Paperback
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