From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Hand-drawn plans by William R. Scott at Wilmington, North Carolina, sketching out plans for a steam-powered battering ram. Scott proposed his ram designs for use by the Confederate Navy. The plans consist of three drawings depicting end, top, and side views of the boilers and ship's body. (This document is the enclosed plans mentioned in mdah_409-397-03. This document is one of five documents in Series 409 that discuss William R. Scott's proposed plans for a steam-powered vessel. The other four documents are mdah_409-397-01, mdah_409-397-02, mdah_409-397-03, and mdah_409-397-04).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Report of the South Carolina government Sub-commission on Submarine Batteries, Torpedoes, and c., supporting a proposal for a steam-battering ram for naval vessels designed by William R. Scott and recommending that Scott's design be incorporated to ships under construction by the Confederate Navy at Charleston, South Carolina, or elsewhere in the Confederacy. The report is dated October 1862 and consists of meeting minutes, copies of letters from government officials and military officers, and Scott's description of the design. Also included is a note from Scott dated December 1862 that provides copies of two additional letters supporting his plans that he received after the sub-commission's report. (This document is the South Carolina Sub-commission report mentioned in mdah_409-397-02. This document is one of five documents in Series 409 that discuss William R. Scott's proposed plans for a steam-powered vessel. The other four documents are mdah_409-397-01, mdah_409-397-02, mdah_409-397-03, and mdah_409-397-05).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William R. Scott at Wilmington, North Carolina, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, enclosing his plans for a steam battering-ram and a report from the Confederate Navy Department. Scott proposes that the ship be built by the state for use against the United States Navy on the Mississippi or Yazoo rivers. (The enclosed plans for a steam battering-ram are mdah_409-397-05. The enclosed Confederate Navy Department report is mdah_409-397-01. This document is one of five documents in Series 409 that discuss William R. Scott's proposed plans for a steam-powered vessel. The other four documents are mdah_409-397-01, mdah_409-397-02, mdah_409-397-04, and mdah_409-397-05).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from William R. Scott at Charleston, South Carolina, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus at Jackson, Mississippi, resending Scott's plans for a "steam battering-ram" and asking that the design be considered for use by the state of Mississippi and the Confederate Navy on western waters against the United States fleet. Scott states that he is also sending the report of the South Carolina Sub-commission on Submarine Batteries, Torpedoes, and c. (The South Carolina Sub-commission report that Scott mentions is mdah_409-397-04. This document is one of five documents in Series 409 that discuss William R. Scott's proposed plans for a steam-powered vessel. The other four documents are mdah_409-397-01, mdah_409-397-03, mdah_409-397-04, and mdah_409-397-05).

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Confederate Navy Lieutenant John M. Brooks at Richmond, Virginia, to Confederate Secretary of the Navy Stephen R. Mallory, providing a favorable assessment of plans by William R. Scott for a steam-powered naval ram and suggesting that the engine be incorporated into the Navy's designs. The letter includes a statement from William P. Williamson, Chief Engineer of the Confederate Navy, concurring with Lieutenant Brooks' assessment. (This document is the enclosed Confederate Navy Department report mentioned in mdah_409-397-03. This document is one of five documents in Series 409 that discuss William R. Scott's proposed plans for a steam-powered vessel. The other four documents are mdah_409-397-02, mdah_409-397-03, mdah_409-397-04, and mdah_409-397-05).