Friday, June 15, 2012

The Rebel Gunboats At New Orleans


A correspondent of the Memphis Appeal states that “the Confederate Government is now constructing in New Orleans thirteen large iron clad gunboats, one of which is intended for sea service and the rest for the sea service and the river.  The largest is built by Murray, and is armed with thirty guns.  The projector is confident that with it alone he will be able to drive the Lincoln fleet from the Mississippi.  They are finished by this time, and are now probably on their way to Island No. 10.  They are encased with railroad iron, and are considered invulnerable.

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Wednesday, April 16, 1862

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