USS Monongahela

The USS Monongahela was a sloop-of-war that was constructed by the Philadelphia Navy Yard, launched 10 July 1862 and commissioned 15 January 1863. She was assigned to the West Gulf Squadron, arriving on station at South West Pass on the Mississippi River on 18 February 1863. She remained in the squadron until the end of the war.

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    • Deck Log

    Patrols

  • 20 OCT 1863 - 14 MAR 1864 Texas and Mobile Blockade (147 days)

    • Actions

    Deaths

      Name Rate/Rank Date of Death Age
    ⚔ ⋂John AdamsOrdinary Seaman14 March 1863
    〰Theodore F. ClarkeShip's Corporal18 August 186323
    ✚ ⋂Richard CondonLandsman24 February 186521
    ⚔ ⋂Oscar EldridgeCarpenter's Mate14 March 186323
    ⚔ ⋂Patrick HamiltonSeaman7 July 1862
    ⋂Henry HaysSeaman13 May 1864
    ✚John G. HortonLandsman8 August 186325
    ⚔ ⋂James LynchPrivate, USMC14 March 1863
    ⚔Daniel McDadeLandsman14 March 186322
    ⚔ ⋂Roderick PrentissLieutenant6 August 186424
    ⚔Abner ReadLieutenant Commander, Commanding7 July 1863
    ⚔Henry RodgersCoxswain12 March 186435
    〰Patrick SullivanSeaman14 March 186321
    ⚔ ⋂Henry WilliamsLandsman14 March 1863

    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

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