Should you be interested in more detail information I suggested you acquire a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report entitled "The History and Archaeology of Two Civil War Steamboats: The Ironclad Gunboat U. S. S. Eastport and the Steamer Ed. F. Dix" by Charles E. Pearson and Thomas C.C. Birchett. This 273 page report was prepared by Costal Environments, Inc. 1260 Main Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802. We have a copy of the report here at the Young-Sanders Center. You can obtain a copy from Coastal Environments, Inc. for a fee. Dr. Pearson is an associate of the Young-Sanders Center. The report is extremly well researched.

Roland R. Stansbury, Director
Young-Sanders Center
Franklin, Louisiana
(337) 413-1861
www.youngsanders.org