Civil War Steamboats
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Steamboats such as those pictured here served the Union army in various capacities. These boats were vital to the success of the Federal forces in that they could quickly move soldiers and supplies to needed locations. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
This file appears in: Union Steamboat Captured/Site of Front Street
Union Steamboat Captured/Site of Front Street
Historical Marker # 1935 in Lewisport (Hancock County) commemorates the December 1864 capture of a Union mail packet steamboat at this Ohio River town by Confederate guerrillas.
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