“Pook Turtles, Armorclads and the Civil War on the Rivers”, my fourth piece for the New York Times “Disunion” feature, deals with the ironclads on the western rivers.  Little know, these warships truly helped shorten the war by working in conjunction with the Army to retake and control the Mississippi river and her tributaries.

The direct link to this piece on the New York Times website * can be read HERE.  Links to the rest of my NYT pieces and my other writing information is on my website HERE.