"The Unfavorable Mortar Boats" Topic
1 Post
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Ironclads (1862-1889) Message Board Back to the ACW Discussion Message Board
Areas of InterestAmerican Civil War
19th Century
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Link
Top-Rated Ruleset
Featured Showcase Article Adding a timberclad to my Union fleet.
Featured Workbench Article Damaged in an ocean crossing, Bay Area Yard's 1:600 scale U.S.S. Marmora finally appears in Workbench.
|
Please sign in to your membership account, or, if you are not yet a member, please sign up for your free membership account.
| Tango01 | 13 Sep 2024 4:09 p.m. PST |
"In the later fall of 1861, Captain (later flag officer) Andrew Foote inherited a squadron in the making. The warships under construction and conversion at yards along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers were far from the ocean going vessels Foote was accustomed to. In a private letter to Army Quartermaster-General Montgomery Meigs, dated November 20, 1861, Foote confessed is dislike for some of the vessels, but saved special criticism for the mortar boats being fitted out…"
Main page
link
Armand
|
|
