Beginnings
The upper river ironclads
A frustrating start, August-December 1861
From Memphis to Yazoo City, January-May 1862
Five weeks up the Yazoo, early May-late June 1862
Descending the Yazoo, June 25-July 15, 1862
Morning (part I), July 15, 1862: dawn fight in the Yazoo
Morning (part II), July 15, 1862: running the gauntlet
Surviving Farragut's charge: night, July 15, 1862
Arkansas vs. Essex, round one: July 16-22, 1862
Arkansas vs. Essex, round two: finale off Baton Rouge, July 23-August 6, 1862.
The CSS Arkansas : a Confederate ironclad on western waters by Myron J. Smith. ISBN 9780786447268. Published by McFarland in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.