"The Unfavorable Mortar Boats" Topic
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| 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…"
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snapped some photos of games he didn't get a chance to play in at Council of Five Nations.
