USS Sarah Bruen
The Sarah Bruen was a schooner purchased by the Navy 3 September 1861 and commissioned 3 February 1862.
She was assigned to the David Porter's Mortar Flotilla within the West Gulf Blockading Squadron and remained in the squadron until the spring of 1864.
Deaths
| Name | Rate/Rank | Date of Death | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⚔ | Edward Berry | Landsman | 26 March 1862 | 21 |
| ◼ | Albert C. Clark | Ordinary Seaman | 11 September 1863 | 21 |
| David H. Daniell | Acting Ensign | 14 April 1864 | ||
| ◼ | Henry Hempstead | Ordinary Seaman | 12 September 1863 | 20 |
| ◼ ⋂ | James H. McKee | Surgeon's Steward | 14 September 1863 | |
| ◼ | James Merrihew | Acting Master's mate | 15 September 1863 | 28 |
| Robert H. Paine | Ordinary Seaman | 28 September 1862 | 25 | |
| William Williams | Seaman | 28 September 1862 | 32 |
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