USS Miami
The USS Miami was a sidewheel steamer built by the Philadelphia Navy Yard, launched 16 November 1861 and commissioned 19 March 1862. She was attached to the mortar flotilla within the West Gulf Squadron and participated the Battle of Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip and the Siege of Vicksburg.
Miami departed for Fort Monore September 1 1862 and was reassigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron for the remainder of the war.
Deaths
| Name | Rate/Rank | Date of Death | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✚ ⋂ | Everett D. Blake | Ordinary Seaman | 29 July 1862 | 22 |
| John D. Langley | Ordinary Seaman | 22 July 1862 | 45 |
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