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USS Tallahatchie
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Civil War Medal
Sidewheel Gunboat, Tinclad No.46:
Built in 1863 as the wooden=hulled sidewheel steamer Cricket No. 4 at Cincinnati, OH.
Purchased there by the US Navy, 23 Janaury 1864, from Stephen Morse et al
Renamed Tallahatchie, 26 January 1864
Tallahatchie was held at Cincinnati for a fortnight by ice in the Ohio River before she could be moved downstream to Cairo, Ill
Fitted out at Cairo, IL.
Assigned to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron
at New Orleans her bottom was covered with sheet copper to protect her during salt water operations
Commissioned USS Tallahatchie, date unknolwn at New Orleans, Acting Master J. W. Saunders in command.
Meanwhile, Porter's Mississippi Squadron had ascended the Red River to support an Army thrust toward Texas. However, the forces had met reverses and were retiring
the Union gunboats without land support and in danger of being caught upstream by the falling water level in the river
Tallahatchie was recalled by Porter to ascend the Red River where she patrolled from Fort De Russy to the mouth of the Black River to protect the
Mississippi Squadron's waterborne communications
In the meantime, the crews of Porter's warships and Army engineers dammed the river to allow the ships to ride downstream over the rapids
When the Union gunboats reached safety, Tallahatchie returned to New Orleans for duty with the West Gulf Blockading Squadron
She served with this force for the duration of hostilities, operating off the passes of the Mississippi and in Mississippi Sound and Lake Pontchartrain
Decommissioned, 21 July 1865, at Mobile Bay, AL.
Sold at auction, 12 August 1865, to S. W. Roberts
Redocumented, 25 August as Coosa
Final Disposition, destroyed by fire at Licking River, KY., 7 July 1869
Specifications:
Displacement 171 t.
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament 51
Armament
two 32-pdr guns
four 24-pdr howitzers
Propulsion
steam engines
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USS Tallahatchie
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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