The Civil War's naval fighting extended far inland. Riverboats and armoured ironclads fought on rivers and lakes, while logistics and manoeuvre connected their operations to the armies. Shiloh's gunboat support is one part of that wider maritime war.
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River and lake battles belong to maritime history
Inland gunboats, ironclads, and waterborne logistics make the Civil War's maritime history much broader than its coastal battles.