USS Winnebago
The USS Winnebago was a Milwaukee-class river monitor, launched 4 July 1863 and commissioned 27 April 1864.
She was assigned to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron on 9 July 1864. Winnebago participated in the 5 August Battle of Mobile Bay. She spent the remainder of the war in Mobile Bay. On 28 March 1865, she struck a mine on the Blakeley river and sank with the loss of no hands and was later refloated. She was put into mothballs on 7 September 1865 in Algiers, LA and sold on 12 September 1874.
Deaths
| Name | Rate/Rank | Date of Death | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 〰 | John H. Brown | Landsman | 14 April 1865 | 21 |
| ✚ | John Harris | Seaman | 26 October 1864 | 20 |
| ✹ | Samuel Parent | Landsman | 25 May 1865 | 25 |
| 〰 | Christopher Scherer | Landsman | 1 June 1865 | 20 |
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