The Fractured States 3

Commodore Preacher clasped his hands behind his back, and despite the dread he was feeling in the pit of his stomach, his face remained calm. He had already been informed of the black smoke rising from the horizon, and now he could see it from the bridge. He was torn, he could order his frigatesContinue reading “The Fractured States 3”

The Fractured States part 2

The Abraham Lincoln, a Ulysses S. Grant-class battleship cut it’s way through the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Flanking it were three Chicago-class frigates, the Baton Rouge, Little Rock, and the Nashville. All four ships were the top of the line of the Louisiana fleet. It was currently part of the Gulf Coast TaskContinue reading “The Fractured States part 2”

The Fractured States part 1

Lieutenant Commander Tobias Miller Commanding officer of the UWS Belmont, a Shiloh-class monitor, stood with his eyeglasses outside the bridge scanning the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The Fort Henry and Chattanooga floated on the port side of his ship, both Shiloh-class monitors as well, both part of the United Western States’ Louisiana NavalContinue reading “The Fractured States part 1”