USS Relief
The USS Relief was constructed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and launched 14 September 1836. During the Civil War, she was the store ship for the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, primarily stationed at Ship Island from July 1862 to late autumn of 1863 when she was sent north after a yellow fever outbreak.
Deaths
| Name | Rate/Rank | Date of Death | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ◼ ⋂ | Hamilton Johnson | Seaman | 21 August 1863 | |
| ◼ | James Murphy | Seaman | 21 September 1863 | |
| ◼ ⋂ | Jonathan Netter (Sutter) | Landsman | August 1863 | |
| ◼ | Bartholomew J. Oliver | Ordinary Seaman | 30 August 1863 | |
| ◼ | Charles W. Peck | Acting Assistant Surgeon | 4 September 1863 | |
| ◼ ⋂ | Cornelius Roche | Ordinary Seaman | 31 August 1863 | |
| Charles Wilson | Carpenter's Mate | 27 August 1862 | ||
| ✚ ⋂ | Francis W. Wiseman | Seaman | 6 October 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