| Black History |
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A Forgotten
Milestone, Blacks in the U.S. Navy |
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Before Glory,
first important engagement of Black troops under fire |
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Price of Freedom,
recruitment of Black soldiers in the Union Army |
| Cannons & Artillery |
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Artillery at Vicksburg |
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The Napoleon, Model 1857, Light 12
pounder Gun-Howitzer |
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"Give 'em
Blizzards Boys" |
| Flora and Fauna |
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Birds |
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Mammals |
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Vascular Plants by Common Name |
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by Technical Name |
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by Family |
| Honor & Glory |
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Banners of Glory,
the flags of North and South |
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Silent Tribute,
Vicksburg's State Memorials |
| Gunboats |
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Age of Iron...
Civil War ironclads change naval warfare |
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First Ironclads,
statistics of the U.S.S. Cairo |
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Great Guns! the armament of the U.S.S. Cairo |
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Gunboats on the
Mississippi, seven ironclads |
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Torpedos, the infernal machine that sunk the U.S.S. Cairo |
Soldiers, Sailors
and Civilians |
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David Glasgow
Farragut, First Admiral of the Navy |
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James Buchanan Eads,
engineer that designed and built the Cairo |
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Only by accident,
the best kept secret of the Civil War |
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Medal of
Honor, Recipients at Vicksburg |
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Thomas O.
Selfridge Jr., commander of the U.S.S. Cairo |
