During the American Civil War the Confederate Navy faced an iron shortage and armored its ships with cotton bales. These cottonclads were steam-powered riverboats reinforced with layers of 500-pound bales that absorbed enemy cannonballs. In the Battle of Galveston on January 1 1863 Confederate Commander John B. Magruder used vessels like the CSS Bayou City and the CSS Neptune to recapture a vital Texas port. Though not as formidable as true ironclads these makeshift ships showcased remarkable in
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During the American Civil War the Confederate Navy faced an iron shortage and armored its ships with cotton bales. These cottonclads were steam-powered riverboats reinforced with layers of 500-pound bales that absorbed enemy cannonballs. In the Battle of Galveston on January 1 1863 Confederate Commander John B. Magruder used vessels like the CSS Bayou City and the CSS Neptune to recapture a vital Texas port. Though not as formidable as true ironclads these makeshift ships showcased remarkable in
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