An important scene in All to Pieces takes place onboard a steamboat. On The Cincinnati Queen, Cato meets the Union spy Mrs. Langdon.
Steamboats and railroads were the best way to travel quickly. Steamboats were used by the military during the Civil War to transport supplies and troops--and to wage battles at sea. Both the Union and the Confederacy sought to control the waterways, including the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and the Atlantic coast.
Steamboats and railroads were the best way to travel quickly. Steamboats were used by the military during the Civil War to transport supplies and troops--and to wage battles at sea. Both the Union and the Confederacy sought to control the waterways, including the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and the Atlantic coast.