During the American Civil War the Confederate Navy faced an iron shortage and armored its ships with cotton bales. These cottonclads were steam-powered riverboats reinforced with layers of 500-pound bales that absorbed enemy cannonballs. In the Battle of Galveston on January 1 1863 Confederate Commander John B. Magruder used vessels like the CSS Bayou City and the CSS Neptune to recapture a vital Texas port. Though not as formidable as true ironclads these makeshift ships showcased remarkable in
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During the American Civil War the Confederate Navy faced an iron shortage and armored its ships with cotton bales. These cottonclads were steam-powered riverboats reinforced with layers of 500-pound bales that absorbed enemy cannonballs. In the Battle of Galveston on January 1 1863 Confederate Commander John B. Magruder used vessels like the CSS Bayou City and the CSS Neptune to recapture a vital Texas port. Though not as formidable as true ironclads these makeshift ships showcased remarkable in
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A ferry boat taken into US Navy service during the American Civil War shows fascinating details including the armament, the crew, the pilot houses, decorative eagles, a mascot and more. What do you notice? Would you have liked to serve on one of these converted ferry boats? | Santee1821: 19th Century Naval Ordnance
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A ferry boat taken into US Navy service during the American Civil War shows fascinating details including the armament, the crew, the pilot houses, decorative eagles, a mascot and more. What do you notice? Would you have liked to serve on one of these converted ferry boats? | Santee1821: 19th Century Naval Ordnance
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