the flag referred to was the Confederate Stars and Bars or Louisiana State banner of January 1861; the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships claims the latter.) See also Bibliography of early United States naval history References Ships built in New York (state) 1854 ships Cottonclad rams of the Confederate States Navy Shipwrecks of the Mississippi River Shipwrecks of the American Civil War Naval magazine explosions Louisiana-related ships Louisiana in the American Civil War Maritime incidents in April 1862