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Tango0125 Sep 2015 10:29 p.m. PST

"The Mississippi played in important role for Union strategy during the American Civil War. Control of the river would split the Confederacy into two while at the same time allowing the federal army to swiftly deploy troops and materiel. Warfare on the river was largely an improvised affair. This is true for the boats, which were often converted from civilian vessels, but it is also true of tactics, with ramming coming back into play after being obsolete for a couple of hundred years…"

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Tango0128 Sep 2015 12:26 p.m. PST

Too tiny ships? … (smile)

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