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Confederates Confront the Indianola

February 15, 2018 WalterCoffey

February 15, 1863 – The steam ram C.S.S. William H. Webb hurried into action after Confederates learned of the Federal attack on Fort Taylor on

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The Queen of the West on the Red

February 12, 2018 WalterCoffey

February 12, 1863 – The U.S.S. Queen of the West continued raiding Confederate shipping on the Red River before encountering a Confederate naval squadron. The

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The Queen of the West on the Mississippi

February 3, 2018 WalterCoffey

February 3, 1863 – The U.S.S. Queen of the West continued down the Mississippi River on her mission to stop the flow of Confederate supplies

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Naval Operations Between Vicksburg and Port Hudson

February 2, 2018 WalterCoffey

February 2, 1863 – Acting Rear Admiral David D. Porter directed Federal naval forces to stop the flow of supplies on the Red River in

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The Fall of Memphis

June 6, 2017 WalterCoffey

June 6, 1862 – After capturing Fort Pillow, the Federal Western Flotilla immediately targeted Memphis, the Confederacy’s fifth largest city, further down the Mississippi River.

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The Fall of Fort Pillow

June 5, 2017 WalterCoffey

June 5, 1862 – Confederates abandoned an important garrison on the Mississippi River, opening a path for Federal naval forces to move downstream and threaten

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