Mississippi River Squadron
The Mississippi River Squadron was the Union brown-water naval squadron that operated on the western rivers during the American Civil War. It was initially created as a part of the Union Army, although it was commanded by naval officers, and was then known as the Western Gunboat Flotilla and sometimes as the Mississippi Flotilla. It received its final designation when it was transferred to the Union Navy at the beginning of October 1862.
Vessels of the Mississippi River Squadron in the Battle of Island Number Ten.
Rear Admiral David D. Porter's flagship
The Union Navy was the United States Navy (USN) during the American Civil War, when it fought the Confederate States Navy (CSN). The term is sometimes used carelessly to include vessels of war used on the rivers of the interior while they were under the control of the United States Army, also called the Union Army.
USS Conestoga, a converted gunboat that served on the Mississippi River.
Part of the crew of USS Monitor, after her encounter with CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack)
Crewmen of USS Lehigh in 1864 or 1865.
"The Splendid Naval Triumph on the Mississippi, April 24th, 1862" (Currier and Ives lithograph)