Mississippi River Squadron
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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, althoug
Vessels of the Mississippi River Squadron in the Battle of Island Number Ten.
Rear Admiral David D. Porter's flagship
Andrew Hull Foote
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Andrew Hull Foote was an American naval officer who was noted for his service in the American Civil War and also for his contributions to several naval reforms in the years prior to the war. When the
Admiral Foote
Foote's USS Perry confronting the slave ship Marta of Ambriz on June 6, 1850
1861 letter from Foote to his children, page 1
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