Civil War Gunboats: In the western theater of the Civil War, capturing the Mississippi River was of the utmost importance for the Union. In order to accomplish this, new types of boats were developed that could be used in military campaigns along the rivers. Questions below:
1. Who developed the first ironclad ship? Union or Confederates?
2. What engineer and inventor offered his services to the Union to design new craft?
3. What city was a Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River that the gunboats helped to attack?
4. What campaign did the gunboats aid in after capturing the stronghold?
5. What features of these Civil War gunboats do we see in naval vessels today?
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