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Riverine warfare
First Battle of MemphisThe Mississippi River ran red with smoke on the morning of the 6th of June 1862. Eight Confederate vessels faced nine Union gunboats just north of Memphis…
Siege of Port HudsonThe American Civil War began in April 1861, and both the Union and Confederacy made controlling the Mississippi River a major part of their strategy.
Battle of Hampton RoadsOn the 19th of April 1861, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a blockade of ports in the seceded states. This action cut off Virginia's largest cities and…