The Confederate unveils a new metal-plated ram to break the Federal blockade at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
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The Confederate unveils a new metal-plated ram to break the Federal blockade at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Confederates attempt to seize Fort Pickens, a Federal stronghold on Santa Rosa Island near Pensacola, Florida.
John C. Fremont leaves St. Louis to lead his Army of the Southwest against the secessionist Missouri State Guards of Sterling Price.
Confederates strengthen their defense line across Kentucky, as William T. Sherman gives his Federal superiors a gloomy report of affairs in the state.