The third USS Lexington was a timberclad gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
USS Lexington (1861)
Lexington with Tyler at Belmont
Lexington with Tyler at Shiloh
Lexington crosses over the falls
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