TIMBERCLADS & IRONCLADS

One of the Union’s timberclads, the U.S.S. Conestoga

U.S.S. Tyler

In which we take a quick look at the timberclads and city-class ironclads of the Federal’s “brown water navy” in the western theater of the Civil War.

One of Pook’s Turtles, the U.S.S. Cairo

Our book recommendation for this episode is Mr. Lincoln’s Brown Water Navy: The Mississippi Squadron by Gary D. Joiner.

“Historian Gary D. Joiner has crafted a clear, concise, and masterful narrative history of the decisive role played by the Mississippi Squadron in winning the Civil War in the West.  One of the least studied aspects of the conflict, this illuminating story of the improvised Brown Water Navy and the intrepid Union sailors who experienced the war from the deck of a western gunboat will enthrall the reader.” ~ Stacy D. Allen, chief historian, Shiloh national Military Park

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