The CSS Manassas, built from a towboat It's hull was plated over with a convex shape, leaving only 2' 6" projecting above the water. Cannonballs just glanced off of it. After much discussion I have been convinced that the Manassas had two stacks, so I've changed my rendering to reflect this. The Manassas took part in an attack on the Federal blockading fleet at the Head of the Passes on the Mississippi Delta. This attack drove the Union forces from their position in confusion. Later, the Manassas took part in the defense of New Orleans against Farragut's fleet below New Orleans, ramming several vessels before being run aground and burned.

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