USS Winona

The USS Winona was a Unadilla-class "90 Day Gunboat" launched 14 September 1861, commissioned 2 December 1861 and assigned to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron.

She served primarily on the lower Mississippi River and remained in the squadron until she was re-assigned to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron in February 1864 after a yard period in Baltimore.

  • USS Winona on NavSource

    • Deaths

      Name Rate/Rank Date of Death
    ⚔William BrownOrdinary Seaman24 April 1862
    ⚔John DisneyOrdinary Seaman24 April 1862
    ⚔John H. HarwayLandsman15 July 1862
    〰Vincent PerezLandsman24 January 1863
    ⚔Alexander TylerBoatswain's Mate24 April 1862
    ⚔David VincentActing Master's Mate14 December 1862

    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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