USS Metacomet
The USS Metacomet was a sidewheel gunboat launched 7 March 1863 and commissioned 4 January 1864.
She was assigned to the West Gulf Squadron where she remained until the end of the war when she was decommissioned in Philadelphia on 18 August 1865.
Deaths
| Name | Rate/Rank | Date of Death | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Anderson | Landsman | 12 April 1865 | ||
| John Conaty | Landsman | 11 November 1864 | 21 | |
| Herman N. Dexter | Ordinary Seaman | 28 January 1865 | 25 | |
| ✚ | William Edwards | Landsman | 6 August 1865 | 70 |
| ⚔ | Humphrey Fischer | Landsman | 1 July 1864 | 21 |
| ✚ | Isaac N. Henson | Landsman | 10 May 1864 | 16 |
| James M. Reynolds | Fireman 2nd Class | 20 September 1864 | 24 | |
| Harrison Rochelle | Landsman | 5 August 1865 | 22 | |
| ⚔ | John Stewart | Landsman | 5 August 1864 | 21 |
| ✚ | James P. Sturgis | Acting Master's Mate | 8 January 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