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63 relations: Alfred W. Ellet, American Civil War, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Brigadier general (United States), Cairo, Illinois, Capture of New Orleans, Cautionary tale, Cavalry, Charles Ellet Jr., Charles Henry Davis, Colonel (United States), Confederate States Army, Confederate States of America, Corinth, Mississippi, Cottonclad warship, CSS Arkansas, CSS Colonel Lovell, CSS General Beauregard, CSS General Earl Van Dorn, CSS General M. Jeff Thompson, David Farragut, Edwin Stanton, Fort Pillow naval battle, General (United States), Gulf of Mexico, Gunboat, Henry Halleck, James Buchanan Eads, Laurent Millaudon (1856), Lieutenant colonel (United States), M. Jeff Thompson, Major general (United States), Measles, Memphis and Charleston Railroad, Memphis, Tennessee, Mississippi Marine Brigade, Mississippi River, Mississippi River Squadron, Mound City, Illinois, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Naval warfare, New Orleans, North & South (US magazine), Privateer, Professional, Rearguard, River Defense Fleet, Samuel M. Pook, Scuttling, Second Battle of Memphis, ..., Stern, Ulysses S. Grant, Union (American Civil War), Union Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States Ram Fleet, United States Secretary of War, USS General Bragg (1851), USS Little Rebel (1859), USS Sumter (1863), Vicksburg, Mississippi, Yazoo River. Expand index (13 more) »
Alfred W. Ellet
Alfred Washington Ellet (October 11, 1820 – January 9, 1895) was a civil engineer and a brigadier general in the Union Army who commanded the United States Ram Fleet during the American Civil War.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana and its second-largest city.
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Brigadier general (United States)
In the United States Armed Forces, brigadier general (BG, BGen, or Brig Gen) is a one-star general officer with the pay grade of O-7 in the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Air Force.
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Cairo, Illinois
Cairo is the southernmost city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and is the county seat of Alexander County.
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Capture of New Orleans
The capture of New Orleans (April 25 – May 1, 1862) during the American Civil War was an important event for the Union.
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Cautionary tale
A cautionary tale is a tale told in folklore, to warn its listener of a danger.
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Cavalry
Cavalry (from the French cavalerie, cf. cheval 'horse') or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback.
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Charles Ellet Jr.
Charles Ellet Jr. (1 January 1810 – 21 June 1862) was an American civil engineer who designed and constructed major canals, bridges, river improvements and railroads before the American Civil War.
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Charles Henry Davis
Charles Henry Davis (January 16, 1807 – February 18, 1877) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy.
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Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force, colonel is the most senior field grade military officer rank, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and immediately below the rank of brigadier general.
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Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army (C.S.A.) was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865).
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Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was an unrecognized country in North America that existed from 1861 to 1865.
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Corinth, Mississippi
Corinth is a city in and the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States.
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Cottonclad warship
Cottonclads were a classification of steam-powered warships where a wooden ship was protected from enemy fire by bales of cotton lining its sides.
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CSS Arkansas
CSS Arkansas was an ironclad ram of the Confederate States Navy named after the State of Arkansas.
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CSS Colonel Lovell
CSS Colonel Lovell was a cotton-clad ram of the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.
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CSS General Beauregard
CSS General Beauregard was a cottonclad sidewheel ram of the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.
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CSS General Earl Van Dorn
The CSS General Earl Van Dorn, a side-wheel river steamer, was fitted out in early 1862 at New Orleans, Louisiana as a River Defense Fleet "cottonclad" ram.
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CSS General M. Jeff Thompson
CSS General M. Jeff Thompson was a cotton-clad sidewheel ram of the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.
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David Farragut
David Glasgow Farragut (also spelled Glascoe; July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
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Edwin Stanton
Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War.
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Fort Pillow naval battle
The naval battle at Fort Pillow, Tennessee (sometimes known as the engagement at Plum Point Bend) took place on the Mississippi River between ships of the Confederate River Defense Fleet, which consisted of a number of wooden sidewheel paddleboats converted to naval rams, and ships of the ''Union'' Mississippi River Squadron, which consisted of a number of ironclads, approximately four miles above Fort Pillow, Tennessee on May 10, 1862, during the American Civil War.
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General (United States)
In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, general (abbreviated as GEN in the Army or Gen in the Air Force and Marine Corps) is a four-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10.
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Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico (Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent.
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Gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.
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Henry Halleck
Henry Wager Halleck (January 16, 1815 – January 9, 1872) was a United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer.
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James Buchanan Eads
Captain James Buchanan Eads (May 23, 1820 – March 8, 1887) was a world-renowned American civil engineer and inventor, holding more than 50 patents.
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Laurent Millaudon (1856)
Laurent Millaudon was a wooden side-wheel river steamboat launched at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1856 operating in the New Orleans, Louisiana area, and captained by W.S. Whann.
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Lieutenant colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Air Force, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel.
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M. Jeff Thompson
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Major general (United States)
In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8.
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Measles
Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the measles virus.
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Memphis and Charleston Railroad
The Memphis and Charleston Railroad, completed in 1857, was the first railroad in the United States to link the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River.
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Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city located along the Mississippi River in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
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Mississippi Marine Brigade
The Mississippi Marine Brigade was a Union Army unit raised during the American Civil War as part of the United States Ram Fleet.
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Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.
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Mississippi River Squadron
The Mississippi River Squadron was the Union brown-water naval squadron that operated on the western rivers during the American Civil War.
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Mound City, Illinois
Mound City is a city located along the Ohio River in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States.
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Nathan Bedford Forrest
Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877), called Bedford Forrest in his lifetime, was a cotton farmer, slave owner, slave trader, Confederate Army general during the American Civil War, first leader of the Ku Klux Klan, and president of the Selma, Marion, & Memphis Railroad.
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Naval warfare
Naval warfare is combat in and on the sea, the ocean, or any other battlespace involving major body of water such as a large lake or wide river.
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New Orleans
New Orleans (. Merriam-Webster.; La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.
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North & South (US magazine)
North & South – The Official Magazine of the Civil War Society was a military history and general history bi-monthly magazine published in the United States concerning the American Civil War 1861–1865.
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Privateer
A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war.
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Professional
A professional is a member of a profession or any person who earns their living from a specified professional activity.
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Rearguard
A rearguard is that part of a military force that protects it from attack from the rear, either during an advance or withdrawal.
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River Defense Fleet
The River Defense Fleet was a set of fourteen vessels in Confederate service, intended to assist in the defense of New Orleans in the early days of the American Civil War.
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Samuel M. Pook
Samuel Moore Pook (August 15, 1804 – December 2, 1878) was a Boston-based American naval architect and father of Samuel Hartt Pook, the noted clipper ship naval architect.
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Scuttling
Scuttling is the deliberate sinking of a ship by allowing water to flow into the hull.
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Second Battle of Memphis
The Second Battle of Memphis was a battle of the American Civil War occurring on August 21, 1864, in Shelby County, Tennessee.
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Stern
The stern is the back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses Simpson Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American soldier and statesman who served as Commanding General of the Army and the 18th President of the United States, the highest positions in the military and the government of the United States.
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Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States of America and specifically to the national government of President Abraham Lincoln and the 20 free states, as well as 4 border and slave states (some with split governments and troops sent both north and south) that supported it.
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Union Army
During the American Civil War, the Union Army referred to the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states.
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United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting amphibious operations with the United States Navy.
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United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.
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United States Ram Fleet
The United States Ram Fleet was a small group of rams on the Mississippi River during the American Civil War.
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United States Secretary of War
The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration.
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USS General Bragg (1851)
USS General Bragg (1851) was a heavy (1,043-ton) steamer captured by Union Navy forces during the American Civil War.
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USS Little Rebel (1859)
Little Rebel was a cotton-clad ram that had been converted from a Mississippi River steamer to serve as the flagship of the Confederate River Defense Fleet in the American Civil War.
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USS Sumter (1863)
USS Sumter was a 525-ton sidewheel paddle steamer captured by the Union Navy during the Union blockade of the American Civil War.
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Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg is the only city in, and county seat of Warren County, Mississippi, United States.
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Yazoo River
The Yazoo River is a river in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Memphis
