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Names of Western Gunboats (Century Magazine, 1885A)

The Opening of the Lower Mississippi, by David D. Porter (Century Magazine, 1885A)

Operations of the Western Flotilla, by Henry Walke (Century Magazine, 1885A)
Including engagements at Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Island No. 10, Fort Pillow, and Memphis.

Recollections of Foote and the Gunboats, by James B. Eads (Century Magazine, 1885A)

Cruise and Combats of the "Alabama," by John McIntosh Kell, Her Executive Officer (Century Magazine, 1886A)

The Duel Between the "Alabama" and the "Kearsage," by John M. Browne, Surgeon of the Kearsage (Century Magazine, 1886A)

Life on the "Alabama," by P.D. Haywood (Century Magazine, 1886A)

The Career of the Confederate Ram "Albermarle," by Gilbert Elliott, Edgar Holden, and W.B. Cushing (Century Magazine, 1888B)
This is actually three articles rolled into one: "Her Construction and Service," by Her Builder (Elliott); "The 'Albermarle' and the 'Sassacus' - an Attempt to Run Down an Ironclad with a Wooden Ship" (Holden); and "The Destruction of the 'Albermarle'" (Cushing).

The Blockade of the Confederacy, by Horatio L. Wait, USN (Century Magazine, 1899B)

Confederate Commerce-Destroyers (Century Magazine, 1899B)
Personal accounts of several naval officers.

  • See Land Battles and Campaigns for articles on the capture of New Orleans.

    The Ironclads

    The First Fight of the Ironclads, by John Taylor Wood (Century Magazine, 1885A)

    In the "Monitor" Turret, by S.D. Greene, Commander, US Navy (Century Magazine, 1885A)

    Watching the "Merrimac," by R.E. Colston (Century Magazine, 1885A)

    The Loss of the Monitor, by Francis B. Butts (Century Magazine, 1886A)

    The Monitors, by John Ericsson (Century Magazine, 1886A)
    Details of the construction of monitors as a general class of ships, by the man known as "The Father of the Monitor."

    The Sinking of the "Merrimac," by Richmond Pearson Hobson (The Strand, 1889A)

    The Builders of the First Monitor, by G.G. Benedict (Century Magazine, 1890A)
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