Smoking Devices
Smoking and chewing tobacco was very prevalent aboard the ironclad as evidenced by the amount of tobacco and the number of smoking pipes recovered from Cairo.

Writing Devices
During free time following the evening meal, men took advantage of this time to write letters home to their loved ones. A number of pencils, made by the Eberhard Faber Company, still in existence today as Faber Castille survived over a century while buried in the mud and silt of the Yazoo River.

Recreational Devices
During the evenings following supper, when the men were not training on the guns, the men enjoyed playing dominoes, carving or playing music to pass the time.