(November 27, 2010)  Enlarge Ironclad Display

These ironclads were a key component of the Red River Campaign so it is fitting that a display appears in the museum at Alexandria where Joseph Bailey of the 4th Wisconsin envisioned an idea to create a swing-dam which would cause the Red River to rise high enough in depth to permit these vessels to steam downward on the Red River, thus avoiding certain loss.

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(November 27, 2010)  Enlarge Jack Tar at Work
 
Behind the almost life-sized display of the turret of an ironclad is a figure and some photos of life in the riverine navy to illustrate the hazardous life of a sailor in the Red River Campaign.

(November 27, 2010)  Enlarge Union Navy vs. Confederate Cavalry

Seemingly at every bend in the Red River there was CSA Cavalry. The incident in this panel relates to Tom Green at Blair's Landing on April 12, 1864. There is a recently posted Louisiana Historical Marker at the site on Tom Green's death on the Red River.

(November 27, 2010)  Enlarge Close-up Southern Portion of Red River Campaign Map Display

(November 27, 2010)  Enlarge Red River Campaign Map and Display

(November 27, 2010)  Enlarge Close-up Northern Portion of Red River Campaign Map