The CSS Arkansas: A Confederate Ironclad on Western Waters
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While the Monitor and Merrimack are the most famous of the Civil War ironclads, the Confederacy had another ship in its flotilla that carried high hopes and a metal hull. 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 when it launched in 1862. For 28 days of summer, the ship engaged in five battles with Union warships, falling victim...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0786447265
ISBN13:9780786447268
Release Date:August 2011
Publisher:McFarland & Company
Length:360 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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