A Plucky Mortar Boat Crew at Plum Point Bend

By MI Digital November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

By Scott Valentine Ever since the Army of the Mississippi had been diverted to Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck’s campaign against Corinth, Miss., the Union’s Western Gunboat Flotilla had been at

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