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The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part Two: Gibraltar of the Confederacy
Union ironclads in action: Joining Farragut at Vicksburg were the ironclad gunboats of the Western Flotilla fresh from their victory at Memphis. But even with these revolutionary warships, the U.S. Navy met wit... More
The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part One: The Spinal Column of America
President Abraham Lincoln: At the outbreak of hostilities between the states, President Abraham Lincoln declared Vicksburg “the key,” and said “the war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our p... More