Confederates begin trying to salvage the partially sunken U.S.S. Indianola, while the Federals try stopping them by sending a “gunboat” down the Mississippi River to confront them.
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The Most Humiliating Affair of the Rebellion
The steam ram C.S.S. William H. Webb hurries into action after Confederates learn of the Federal attack on Fort Taylor on the Red River. Her prime target would be the U.S.S. Indianola.
Every Explosion Told Worth Fearful Effect
The U.S.S. Queen of the West continues raiding Confederate shipping on the Red River before encountering a Confederate naval squadron.