<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" id="mwqA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Arkansas" id="mwqQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="CSS Arkansas">CSS <i id="mwqg">Arkansas</i></a>, the most effective <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironclad_warship" id="mwqw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ironclad warship">ironclad</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River" id="mwrA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a>, battles with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Navy" id="mwrQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Union Navy">Union Navy</a> ships commanded by Admiral <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Farragut" id="mwrg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="David Farragut">David Farragut</a>, severely damaging three ships and sustaining heavy damage herself.