They also saw several other transport boats loaded with troops heading down the river.
Sunday, March 29, 1863
Besides ironclads, the men of the 130th also encountered another kind of warlike vessel on the Mississippi River. These were called tinclads - ordinary steamboats protected with thin iron plating that was impervious to musket balls. These boats were armed with several light pieces of artillery and manned with a sharpshooters.
