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The USS Cairo is the only remaining vessel from the Union navy's river fleet. For 102 years, the ironclad rested deep in the mud of the Yazoo River. In 1964 it was rediscovered and salvaged. Now the USS Cairo is one of the premier exhibits at the Vicksburg National Military Park. This historic vessel, its entire cargo of weapons and personal effects, and its role in the war continue to spark the imagination of Civil War buffs and thousands of tourists.
Here, for the first time, in a carefully documented study is the entire story of the Confederate Secret Service team that sank the USS Cairo. With family oral histories never before consulted and with newly examined documents from the National Archives, The Sinking of the USS Cairo disproves some previous theories and
Author: John C. Wideman
ISBN-10: 1578066808
ISBN-13: 9781578066803
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Language: English
Published: 04/01/1993
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.08w x 0.41d
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