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Attrition Rates of City-Class Ironclads
Perhaps nothing is more identifiable with the Mississippi River valley’s naval campaigns as the city-class ironclads. With February 2022 marking the 160th anniversary of the Fort Henry/Fort Donelson campaign, where these ironclads were first extensively used, it is worth collectively … Continue reading
Posted in 160th Anniversary, Navies, Western Theater
Tagged Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Fort Henry, Battle of Memphis, Battle of Plum Point Bend, Battle of Saint Charles, Cairo Illinois, Charles Davis, City-Class Ironclads, Commander Henry Walke, Commander Isaac N. Brown, CSS Arkansas, Flag Officer Andrew H. Foote, General Bragg, General Sumter, General Van Dorn, James B. Eads, Lloyd Tilghman, Mississippi River Squadron, Mound City, Pook Turtles, Saint Louis, Samuel Pook, Seth L. Phelps, USS Cairo, USS Carondelet, USS Cincinnati, USS General Price, USS Louisville, USS Mound City, USS Pittsburgh, USS St. Louis, Vicksburg Campaign, Western Gunboat Flotilla, White River, Yazoo River
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