(THE CONVERSATION) During the American Civil War, huge metal monsters roamed the Mississippi River. Called ironclads, these boats were about 50 yards long, carried 75 tons of armor on their hulls and ...

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As the resulting map makes clear, combat between Union gunboats and southerners occurred ... tributaries to attack Union supply boats and the ironclad gunboats that protected them.