USS Wissahickon
The USS Wissahickon was a Unadilla-class "90 Day Gunboat" that was delivered to the Navy 12 November 1861 and commissioned 25 November 1861.
She was assigned to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron and participated in the Battles of Forts Jacksons & St. Phillips, the capture of New Orleans, and the attacks on Grand Gulf and Vicksburg. Wissahickon would be re-assigned to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron on 8 October 1862.
Deaths
| Name | Rate/Rank | Date of Death | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⚔ | John Garrett | Ordinary Seaman | 15 July 1862 |
| ✚ | Daniel Hayes | Ordinary Seaman | 27 July 1862 |
| ⚔ | James Johnson | Officer's Cook | 28 June 1862 |
| William J. Parker | 1st Class Boy | 4 August 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