Originally a commercial vessel, the Blue Wing No. 2—a sidewheel paddleboat—was first used by the Confedera...

As part of the Union’s Mississippi River Squadron, the sternwheel steamer Celeste served on the Mississippi ...

As part of the Union’s Mississippi River Squadron, the steamer Commercial served as an auxiliary vessel on t...

During the Civil War, the Confederate navy’s ironclad vessel bearing the state’s name was the ram CSS Arka...

The CSS General M. Jeff Thompson was a Confederate ram that saw combat on the Mississippi River before being s...

Like many vessels that saw active military service with the Confederate navy during the Civil War, the CSS Mau...

The CSS Pontchartrain was a Confederate warship that served on the Arkansas and White rivers. While it never s...

As part of the Union’s Mississippi River Squadron, the steamer Dove served as a chartered vessel on the Miss...

The Empress was a steamboat built in 1861 and frequently used by Union forces in the western waters during the...

The Hallie was a shallow-draft steam packet built in the spring of 1873 to trade along the waters of the Arkan...

The Homer was a steamboat that plied the waters of the Ouachita River in the early 1860s. It achieved signifi...

The stern-wheel steamer J. H. Miller joined the Union navy’s Mississippi River Squadron and served under cha...

The side-wheel steamer John D. Perry joined the Union navy’s Mississippi River Squadron, serving under chart...

The Kaskaskia was a small steamboat used by Confederate forces on Arkansas waters until its 1863 capture by Un...

As part of the Union’s Mississippi River Squadron during the Civil War, the sternwheel steamer Kate Hart ser...

The Mary Patterson was one of three vessels scuttled during the Civil War at St. Charles (Arkansas County) in ...

The Mill Boy was a small commercial steamboat that served as a portable grist mill and was later put in the se...

The steam tug Resolute joined the Union navy’s Mississippi River Squadron, serving during the Civil War unde...

The SS Ouachita Victory was a Victory ship launched on May 8, 1945, from Wilmington, California and named for ...

Steamboats during the Civil War won little glamour but played a critical role. With rivers serving as the life...

The Sultana steamboat disaster in 1865, at the end of the Civil War, has been called America’s worst maritim...

The USAV Gen. Brehon B. Somervell (LSV3) is a Frank S. Besson–Class logistical support vessel named for Breh...

The USNS Gilliland is a Gordon-class large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) ship originally built as a D...

The USNS Sisler is a Watson-class large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship (LMSR) launched in 1998 and named...

The USNS Watkins is a Watson-class large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) ship launched in 2000 and named...