Ellet's Brigade : the strangest outfit of all (2000)

by Chester G. Hearn

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Soon after the Civil War started, Charles Ellet Jr formed the Ram Fleet. The rams were shunned by army and navy until they proved their worth on June 6th 1862. This study details the formation and wartime exploits of Ellet's fleet, reviving the history of this almost forgotten brigade.

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Ellet's Brigade : the strangest outfit of all

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Eleazer W. Bartlett (sic)

P. G. T. Beauregard

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Alexandria, Louisiana, USA

Arkansas Post, Arkansas, USA

Austin, Mississippi, USA

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

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To Ann and Chet and the beloved memory of Wendy

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The Mississippi Ram Fleet, organized and commanded by Charles Ellet, Jr., contained all the elements of a family affair. (Introduction)

On March 28, 1862, Charles Ellet, Jr., checked into the Monongahela House at Pittsburgh and discovered that Stanton had already telegraphed the city magistrates - as far down the Ohio River as New Albany, Indiana - soliciting their cooperation.

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Soon after the Civil War started, Charles Ellet Jr formed the Ram Fleet. The rams were shunned by army and navy until they proved their worth on June 6th 1862. This study details the formation and wartime exploits of Ellet's fleet, reviving the history of this almost forgotten brigade.

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