USS Tallahatchie (Tinclad No. 46)

The Tallahatchie was a sidewheel steamer purchased by the Navy 23 January 1864 in Cincinnati, outfitted and commissioned in New Orleans 9 March 1864. She served in 1864 patrolling Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi Sound. In 1865 she was moved to Mobile Bay to serve as a hospital ship until her decommissioning on 21 July 1865.

  • USS Tallahatchie on Wikipedia

    • Deaths

      Name Rate/Rank Date of Death Age
    ✚Charles AaronsLandsman12 July 186515
    ✚Peter Daly2nd Class Fireman29 June 186525
    Benjamin DavisLandsman186518

    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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