USS Tennessee
The Tennessee was a ram captured during the Battle of Mobile Bay 5 August 1864 and commissioned into the Navy as the USS Tennessee 1 September 1864, with the other USS Tennessee in the squadron renamed USS Mobile. She remained in service on the lower Mississippi River until 19 August 1865 when she was decommissioned and laid up in New Orleans.
Deaths
| Name | Rate/Rank | Date of Death | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⋂ | Lucius Benton | Landsman | 27 June 1865 | |
| ⋂ | Henry Bruce | Captain of Afterguard | 4 October 1864 | 26 |
| George Dickinson | Boatswain's Mate | 24 October 1864 | ||
| ✚ ⋂ | Christian Ellson | Quarter Gunner | 14 July 1865 | 24 |
| ✚ | Franklin Hanibal | Landsman | 28 September 1864 | 19 |
| ✚ ⋂ | Elijah Harris | Seaman | 22 November 1864 | 22 |
| ✚ ⋂ | Patrick Holton | Landsman | 12 August 1865 | 42 |
| ✚ ⋂ | Thomas F. McDonald | 2nd Class Fireman | 8 November 1864 | 24 |
| ⋂ | James Troop | Seaman | 15 October 1864 |
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