USS Estrella
The USS Estrella was an ex-Army sidewheel steamer that served on the West Gulf Blockading Squadron from 1862 to 1867. She was Acting RADM Henry K. Thatcher's flagship when he commanded the squadron.
Deaths
| Name | Rate/Rank | Date of Death | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ◼ | John Frank | Ordinary Seaman | 26 October 1863 | 22 |
| ◼ | James Glover | Fireman 2nd Class | 6 October 1863 | 33 |
| ◼ | John Gould | Ship's Cook | 2 November 1863 | 32 |
| ◼ | Diederick Heick | Fireman 1st Class | 3 November 1863 | 33 |
| ◼ | Sterling Hickerson | Surgeon's Steward | 6 October 1863 | 29 |
| ◼ | James Hicks | Fireman 1st Class | 20 October 1863 | |
| ◼ | Frank Hughes | Seaman | 25 August 1863 | 19 |
| William Johnson | Seaman | 8 March 1863 | 45 | |
| ◼ | John Johnston | Boatswain's Mate | 20 October 1863 | 35 |
| ◼ | Charles S. Mason | Acting 3rd Assistant Engineer | 13 November 1863 | |
| ◼ | Eugene McCarthy | Seaman | 1 July 1863 | 42 |
| ◼ | John Meenan | Coal Heaver | 3 November 1863 | 22 |
| ◼ | William Palmer | Fireman 1st Class | 28 November 1863 | 26 |
| ◼ ⋂ | Andrew J. Reynolds | Landsman | 1 October 1864 | 33 |
| ◼ ⋂ | Oliver D. Root | Assistant Surgeon | 30 October 1863 | |
| ◼ ⋂ | Cornelius P. Ryan | Landsman | 1 October 1863 | 48 |
| ◼ ⋂ | Phillip Smith | Coal Heaver | 24 September 1863 | 35 |
| ◼ | James Stewart | Quartermaster | 4 November 1863 | 24 |
| ◼ | Robert Stott | 2nd Assistant Engineer | 24 November 1863 | |
| Cornelius M. Tinker | Acting Master | 27 May 1863 | ||
| ◼ | Michael Welch | Landsman | 3 November 1863 | 20 |
| ◼ | George Wood | Landsman | 25 October 1863 | 21 |
Key
⚔ killed in action
★ prisoner of war
✚ died of disease or injury
◼died of yellow fever
ø died due to vessel loss
✹ died in ordnance accident
⋂ buried on land in marked grave
〰 buried/lost at sea
🎖 Medal of Honor recipient
✎ transcribed letters of sailor/marine posted