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The Sinking of the USS Cairo
The Sinking of the USS Cairo
Author: John C. Wideman
In 1862, in one of the South's most amazing secret operations, a Confederate team, using newly invented explosive mines, blew up the USS Cairo, one of the Union's most feared ironclad gunboats. It sank within minutes. 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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781578066803
ISBN-10: 1578066808
Publication Date: 5/7/2004
Pages: 160
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Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Book Type: Paperback
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