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25 sailors and marines each and proceeded up the river. About a mile from the mouth, where the river is not but 200 yards wide, the launches were ambushed by a platoon of 30 troopers of the Mobile
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through the end of the Civil War. She sailed north on 12 July 1865 and decommissioned at
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in 1859, purchased by the Navy at New York City on 26 August 1861; and commissioned at
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335:on 9 December. On the 28th the schooner
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648:Steamships of the United States Navy
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342:Not content just to capture ships,
653:Gunboats of the United States Navy
643:Ships built in Mystic, Connecticut
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598:American Civil War portal
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487:During the ensuing years
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124:25 ft (7.6 m)
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100:General characteristics
373:and interned 12 small
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319:captured the steamer
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193:four 32-pounder guns
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422:Henry Lewis
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355:Henry Lewis
350:Water Witch
294:New Orleans
262:, aided by
215:during the
663:1859 ships
632:Categories
584:References
562:New London
544:New London
512:New London
489:New London
482:Grey Cloud
478:New London
473:Grey Cloud
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426:Union Army
403:Carondelet
397:New London
369:landed on
367:New London
344:New London
317:New London
312:A. J. View
282:turpentine
260:New London
252:Abner Read
240:New London
213:Union Navy
204:New London
174:Complement
145:Propulsion
537:USS
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280:carrying
264:USS
578:Acushnet
532:Velocity
442:Algerine
399:engaged
392:Hatteras
321:Advocate
302:molasses
271:schooner
182:Armament
108:221 tons
60:Acquired
52:Launched
504:Tampico
463:Potomac
410:Pamlico
346:, with
333:Osceola
329:Empress
325:Delight
225:gunboat
211:of the
209:steamer
28:History
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570:Boston
499:Cayuga
455:, the
420:while
417:Oregon
413:, and
375:sloops
306:Havana
113:Length
493:Texas
444:near
438:Comet
337:Gypsy
292:, to
288:from
286:rosin
278:Anna
274:Olive
167:knots
162:Speed
129:Draft
92:Notes
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