"Ironclad Ambush: Confederates Strike Lincoln's" Topic
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Tango01  | 23 Jun 2026 1:47 p.m. PST |
…Mississippi River Blockade at the Head of Passes, October 12, 1861
"In early October 1861, United States warships entered the Head of Passes, where the Mississippi River's multiple entrances converge into a single channel. The occupation simplified the blockade by enabling a handful of ships to seal off the "father of waters" and cut off supplies to New Orleans. Confederate Capt. George N. Hollins recognized the danger, assembled a makeshift flotilla, and launched a surprise attack on the enemy vessels. Neil P. Chatelain's Ironclad Ambush: Confederates Strike Lincoln's Mississippi River Blockade at the Head of Passes, October 12, 1861, is the first book-length treatment of this pivotal naval action…"
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| DisasterWargamer | 23 Jun 2026 2:59 p.m. PST |
Neil is a member of the Civil War Roundtable I attend in Houston – he is very articulate and passionate about the Naval aspects of the Civil War. This is one of the books he has on the Naval aspects of the war.' His books are worth reading if you have an interest in the Naval side of the war. |
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