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Cottonclads were a
classification of steam-powered
warships where a
wooden ship was
protected from
enemy fire by
bales of
cotton lining its sides. Cottonclads...
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caught the public's attention, and the
boats came to be
called "
cottonclads".
Later in the war, ships'
crews were
often protected from small-arms...
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positioned at Snyder's
Bluff and
along the
Sunflower River, and some
cottonclad gunboats were
shifted southwards in
response to the threat.
Ferguson also...
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United States Navy: USS Sumter (1862), the
former CSS
General Sumter, a
cottonclad ram
captured in 1862 USS Sumter (APA-52) (previously AP-97), an attack...
- CSS
Stonewall Jackson was a
cottonclad sidewheel ram of the
Confederate Navy
during the
American Civil War.
Stonewall Jackson was
selected in
January 1862...
- in the
Marine Department mainly consisted of
small vessels,
improvised cottonclad warships, and some
captured US Navy ships. The
Department was instrumental...
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James Montgomery and
eight cottonclad rams
known as the
River Defense Fleet, were
located off Fort Pillow. The
cottonclads were
converted civilian vessels...
- sloops, and
frigates were
grouped together under the term "cruiser". See "
Cottonclad warship". A type of steam-powered warship, used in the
American Civil...
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American Civil War USS Sumter (1862), the
former CSS
General Sumter, a
cottonclad ram
captured in 1862 USS Sumter (APA-52) (previously AP-97), an attack...
- than a
frigate and
capable of
transoceanic duty.
cotchel A
partial load.
cottonclad A steam-powered
wooden warship protected from
enemy fire by
bales of cotton...
